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Prime Guidance® · All Industry Consulting LLC

The AI-first marketplace consultancy.

Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Target, and TikTok Shop — run by former marketplace operators, now rebuilt around how AI actually ranks, recommends, and answers. Amazon and Walmart Marketplace agency partner.

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Clients

  • Stetson
  • Claire's
  • Dickies
  • ASICS
  • VARIDESK
  • The Vitamin Shoppe
  • Slumberland Furniture
  • Grunt Style
  • Vimergy
  • derma e

500+ brands advised, from startups to businesses doing $150M+ a year on Amazon, across nearly every product category.

As seen on

  • S&P Global
  • CNBC
  • Business Insider

Proof

Operators, not a slide deck.

Client reviews on Trustpilot, plus named brand testimonials from Stetson, VARIDESK, and Claire’s.

“I've worked with Steve Yates and Prime Guidance across multiple companies for a decade. He doesn't just advise. He coaches, builds internal capability, and becomes a true extension of your team. Prime Guidance is the real deal.”

Herschel Thompson

EVP of Digital, Stetson

“The Prime Guidance team provided an exceptional level of professional knowledge, guidance and expertise needed to execute our Amazon business strategies. Our partnership resulted in better customer experiences, improved marketing spend and increased sales.”

Matt Snyder

Director of Business Development, VARIDESK

“Partnering with the Prime Guidance team has completely transformed Claire’s Amazon presence. What started as a challenging, unprofitable journey turned into a thriving, successful business. If you're looking for an agency that delivers real results and treats your business like their own, Prime Guidance is the one.”

Amy Nelson

Claire's

“The team at Prime Guidance have been instrumental to our growth on Amazon. They have a range of proven tactics which we are continually implementing to build sales. Our consultant is always professional and positive and the weekly call we have with him keeps us accountable and on track to reaching our goals.”

Ruby Grant

General Manager, Heilala Vanilla

“They balance strategy and execution with aplomb. We now have a much deeper understanding of some of the key metrics to measure and focus on and, more importantly, a well-defined roadmap on how to improve them. You're simply losing money every day that you don't hire Prime Guidance.”

Brett Adkins

President, Fitebac Skincare

Why this, why now

Shoppers do not search the way they did in years past.

Amazon still ranks on A9 keywords. Cosmo rewrites the catalog graph. Alexa for Shopping — the assistant that replaced Rufus — answers in the search bar. ChatGPT and Google cite listings they trust. Keyword stuffing, A+ templates, and last year's PPC structure leak sales you will never see in Seller Central.

Prime Guidance® was built in 2014 by operators who ran these businesses inside Amazon, eBay Enterprise, and Dick's Sporting Goods. The work has always been strategy plus execution. The stack is now AI-first — because that is how the marketplaces themselves run.

Product listing details on a laptop — title, images, and bullets for a representative charger SKU AI-generated likeness.
Representative catalog work: title, bullets, images, backend keywords. · AI-generated likeness

How we work

Operators in the chair. AI models on the grunt work.

AI systems

Audits, listing drafts, keyword maps, and weekly monitors at a speed a traditional agency cannot staff by hand.

Operator judgment

Former Amazon GMs, buyers, and marketplace marketers decide what goes live. AI models do not own your brand voice.

Your team, skilled up

We would rather you not need us forever. Coaching is the product. Execution is the accelerator.

Practice areas

Where we put the work.

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The cadence

Diagnose. Strategize. Execute. Compound.

  1. 01

    Diagnose

    We run an AI-assisted audit of listings, ads, account health, and competitive share — then a senior advisor interprets what the model cannot.

  2. 02

    Strategize

    You get a ranked plan: which SKUs, which marketplaces, which offers. No 80-page deck you will never use.

  3. 03

    Execute

    We execute the plan — content systems, ad structure, and operating cadences your team can run — with AI models doing the grunt work.

  4. 04

    Compound

    Weekly coaching keeps the flywheel turning. You pay for the time you need; advisors stay on-call when you do not.

The show

Prosperous Sellers

Hosted by Steve Yates. The operating conversation for marketplace sellers on Amazon, Walmart, Target, TikTok Shop, and eBay. Listen at prosperoussellers.com.

Follow us on YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music.

FAQ

Direct answers — the kind AI search engines like to quote.

What is Prime Guidance?

Prime Guidance® is a registered trademark of All Industry Consulting LLC and an AI-first marketplace consultancy based in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas. It helps consumer product brands start, grow, and operate on Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Target, TikTok Shop, and other marketplaces. The firm was founded in 2014 by Steve Yates, a former Amazon, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and eBay Enterprise executive.

What is included in the free AI marketplace audit?

The free audit reviews listing quality and A+ content, keyword and A9 coverage, Cosmo / catalog-graph fit, Alexa for Shopping readiness, advertising efficiency, account-health flags, and a 30-minute strategy call. Book a time on Calendly — no retainer required.

Do you take over our Amazon account, or coach our team?

Three depths. We coach so your team becomes self-sufficient. We sit in as interim marketplace leadership when you have a gap — a departure, a PE hold period, parental leave, or the months before a hire lands. And we run full-service account management and done-for-you PPC when you want us on the keys. Engagements are scoped to the work: ongoing coaching or account management sized to the time you need, defined projects such as audits, PE diligence, migrations and launches, or revenue share on product sales (never on ad spend) for qualifying brands.

Which marketplaces do you support?

Amazon (Seller Central and Vendor Central), Walmart Marketplace, eBay, Target Plus, TikTok Shop, and international channels including Amazon EU, Amazon AU, and select Asia-Pacific marketplaces. Strategy always starts with where the profit actually is — not a template stack.

How is Prime Guidance ‘AI-first’ if you are a consultancy?

AI is now how shoppers search, how Amazon ranks, and how catalogs should be written. We use AI models — including Claude, Grok, and ChatGPT, whichever fits the job — to audit, draft, and monitor at a speed humans cannot. Senior operators decide what goes live. You do not get a chatbot instead of a consultant. You get operators who already ran these businesses, multiplied by AI.

Are you an Amazon or Walmart agency partner?

Yes. Prime Guidance is an agency partner with Amazon and with Walmart Marketplace. That does not replace operator judgment. It does mean we work inside the programs, tools, and account structures those marketplaces expect of partners.

Do you work with private equity?

Yes. We run marketplace assessments for PE firms before or after an LOI — catalog quality, advertising efficiency, account health, 1P vs 3P, and a view of what the next operator should actually do. We also take operating seats post-close when that is the mandate.

Does Steve Yates speak at industry events?

Yes. Steve hosts the Prosperous Sellers podcast (prosperoussellers.com) and is available for speaking engagements on marketplace strategy and AI-first operations, including Prosper Show. For dates, email info@primeguidance.com.

Do you disclose AI-generated people in images?

Yes. New York GBL § 396-b requires a conspicuous on-page disclosure when a photorealistic person in an advertisement was generated or modified by AI. Amazon requires the metadata keyword contains-synthetic-performer in the file’s XMP dc:subject field. Metadata alone is not the New York disclosure. On this website, photographs of people carry that tag where it applies, and a short note in the footer. Hands and faces count. Empty offices, warehouses, and product-only sets do not. This is not legal advice.

Who is Prime Guidance best for?

Established consumer product brands and serious sellers — typically six- to eight-figure marketplace businesses — that want a durable in-house capability rather than a black-box agency. If you are launching a first listing with no inventory, we will tell you honestly whether we are the right fit.

Where is Prime Guidance located?

Prime Guidance is based in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas. We work with brands across the United States and internationally. Call 972-885-9262, email info@primeguidance.com, or book the free audit at https://www.calendly.com/primeguidance/intro.

What is All Industry Consulting LLC?

All Industry Consulting LLC is the parent company of Prime Guidance®. Founded by Steve Yates in 2014, AIC provides executive advisory across merchandising, purchasing, sourcing, sales, and omnichannel ecommerce — allindustryconsulting.com. Prime Guidance is the marketplace-specialist practice and a registered trademark of All Industry Consulting LLC on the Principal Register of the USPTO.

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Thirty minutes with a senior advisor. Listing quality, A9 / Cosmo / Alexa for Shopping readiness, ads, and account health. No retainer.

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