Strategy question

How would you Improve customer acquisition for Amazon?

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What this question tests

Tests growth strategy focused specifically on acquisition, distinguishing new customer capture from activation or retention.

Define acquisition precisely: bringing entirely new customers to Amazon who have not purchased or signed up before.
Identify current acquisition channels: paid search, affiliate links, and Prime free trial offers.
Segment by opportunity, such as underpenetrated geographies or demographics where Amazon's brand awareness is lower.
Propose a targeted initiative, like a localized free trial campaign in an underpenetrated region with tailored payment options.
Define success: cost per new customer acquired and their early purchase behavior versus existing acquisition channels.
Confirm with the interviewer whether the focus is US market share growth or international expansion.

Targets a specific underpenetrated segment, for example a region with lower Prime penetration, rather than a generic broad market push.
Proposes a concrete channel, localized payment options and free trial offers tailored to that region's habits, addressing a real adoption barrier.
Distinguishes acquisition cost efficiency by channel, comparing paid search cost per acquisition against affiliate or referral driven acquisition.
Sets a measurable goal, for example a stated target cost per new customer acquired within a defined region and timeframe.

Conflating acquisition with activation, proposing onboarding tactics instead of true new customer capture strategies.
Ignoring cost efficiency across channels and proposing broad spend without a cost per acquisition target.

Which region or segment would you prioritize for new acquisition investment first?
How would you measure whether newly acquired customers are high quality versus low intent?