What is Amazon PPC?
Amazon PPC (Pay-Per-Click)
Amazon PPC is Amazon's sponsored product advertising — Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands, Sponsored Display.
Why Amazon PPC matters
Crucial for Amazon sellers. TACoS (Total Advertising Cost of Sales) is the key metric. Target TACoS: 10-15% for established products, 20-30% for new launches.
Common mistakes with Amazon PPC
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Treating Amazon SEO and Amazon PPC as separate. They feed each other — PPC drives velocity which drives organic ranking.
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Skipping Brand Registry. Without it you cannot run Sponsored Brand campaigns, A+ Content, or defend listings from hijackers.
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Optimizing for ACoS without TACoS context. 30% ACoS sounds bad but might mean 12% TACoS = healthy.
How to improve Amazon PPC
Run 24/7 Brand Defense campaigns on your branded keywords — competitors will bid on you regardless.
Use auto and manual campaigns side-by-side: auto discovers, manual scales the winners.
A+ Content + product video lift CVR 8-12% on average. Both are free and worth the production cost.
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