Guide to Amazon Advertising: PPC Ads

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Guide to Amazon Advertising: PPC Ads

Despite the apparent high volume of search results on Google however, the majority of the paid search conversion rates remain centered on eCommerce websites. The effectiveness for Amazon PPC ads, which is targeted at customers at the end of the funnel, the conversion rates are often 10 times more. Though these statistics vary widely according to the industry however, the percentage of conversion on Amazon is an impressive 9.55 percent as of the latest study conducted by Adbadger.

How much will it cost you to sell on Amazon? The cost to your pocket when you decide to sell your products through Amazon is likely to be different depending on the specifics of each case. It's typically influenced by variables such as the selling plan, the product category, fulfillment strategy and many others. There are many options available and you'll be able to discover the combination that is most suitable for you and your objectives.


After you've finalized your sales plan, either professional or an individual you will need to select from four different methods of fulfillment, each of which has distinct costs for various product categories. There are a lot of variables that are involved, Amazon has a complete cost sheet to help you understand However, it is important to be aware of all the parameters prior to making a final decision.

What is Amazon PPC? Why is it important? We all recognize that when searching for something to purchase on Amazon we choose only from the first page. Or at maximum we are willing to scroll down to the third page to look at the comparison. With the help of advertisements with ads, you can choose the most appropriate location (that we'll cover in this article) for your product so that they are apparent to the people you want to reach at the right time and in the appropriate location. Here's how Amazon PPC helps you display your items to prospective customers. Amazon PPC (pay per click) offers you a way to promote your product and only pay when potential buyers click on it.

And why is PPC important? In addition, as the process of increasing your organic visibility and the value of your brand will take time, you should begin advertising to ensure that your website won't be lost in the current clutter of brands and products. This also improves your organic rank, resulting in increased sales over time. To learn more read the Amazon PPC Course which gives you detailed information about Amazon PPC Setup & Things to Remember Before You Start.

Types of PPC Ads Amazon has a pay-per click model to pay for PPC Ads. There are four types of Amazon pay per click advertisements that are available through Amazon's Amazon Marketplace platform. These include:

Sponsored Products Ads Sponsored product ads include ads driven by keywords which allow advertisers to advertise their products on the Amazon advertising platform.


The ads are usually displayed in the search results , and on the product detail pages. Within the search results, the advertisement may appear in between the items listed in the upper right corner as a header or on footer pages to the page. On the pages that describe the product This can be used to snare customers from competitors through carousels as well as recommended sections of the product.

Sponsored Brands Ads Based on its title, it would appear that these ads are advertisements for building brand. But, they offer more than just promotion of brands. Additionally, they allow you to present your product to specific customers. This kind of PPC advertisement has a unique headline, logo for the brand, and up to three items within the ad. This allows you to present your message to the attention of your potential customers. These are displayed in the top position above Amazon search results as well as the product details pages. They can take customers directly to the Amazon Stores webpage or to a custom landing page you've created on Amazon.

Sponsored Display Ads Amazon Sponsored Display ads make use of Amazon's advertising infrastructure as in promoting external websites via Amazon Ads. These Ads send users to Amazon pages with product details. These ads serve to promote products and highlight products that the customer left in the cart or searched for in the past. A button to Add To Cart Add to Cart button is added to the advertisements to increase the chances of converting the client.

Video Ads ‘ Recently released, video ads are displayed between the pages of search results to entice shoppers with captivating images. They are specifically linked to the product details pages, which drive sales immediately by appealing to the eye.

Targeting and Placement Amazon PPC Marketing allows you to reach out to consumers based on the terms they type into the search box. When setting up campaigns on Amazon you must include the keywords you want to focus on.


Once you've provided the list of keywords, Amazon's algorithm picks the ones that are targeted to people. Amazon provides two ways to pick keywords.

Automated Targeting Automated Targeting: In this, Amazon makes the keyword lists and sets that are relevant to your brand and specific category on its own using its algorithms. When it comes to this type of targeting method, Amazon's entire keyword database is used to determine the most appropriate combination of keywords for your brand or product. Keywords that are selected using Automatic targeted search are then matched to terms that are being looked up on Amazon pages for search. The matching is performed using an algorithm that combines four different methods for performing this task. You can pick any of these methods when designing your strategy. These strategies include: 1. Close MatchClose match allows you to match keyword exactly as it should be. It does not consider the case of the letters. It does not take into account misspellings or variations. For instance, "honey" will be associated with "honey" or "HONEY" however not to "honey" which could be an error. 2. Loose Match The loose match feature lets you include typing errors made by shoppers. This improves the experience of shopping, but it can cause a conflict at times. 3. SubstitutesThe substitution option can be matched to terms that are used to describe your substitutes in addition. For example, if you search for "chair", "stool" could be considered. 4. Complements: Compliments view your ads as a result of searches for your products' complementing products and more. As when people look up "mobile phones" ads for "charges" would appear.

Manual Targeting If you decide to target certain products or keywords and want to pick them by yourself, you may go using the manual targeting technique. You can input as many keywords as one line in your account manager. Additionally, you can choose items whose keywords you would like to target in order to create an even more strategic bidding. Keywords, when manually chosen, are matched by three possibilities: 1. Broad Match Keywords that match broad permit Amazon to show your advertisement to consumers on a wide basis. That means your keywords will be displayed alongside the search terms that match your keyword , and are associated with your keyword. This may be misspellings, synonyms as well as variations on your keywords. 2. Phrase Match The Phrase Match feature allows you to limit your search terms down to specific phrases. It lets you control the word order. It blocks the search terms that include words in between words within the phrase, however it lets you focus on search terms


that contain words that are before or after the keyword phrase. It will also focus on variations of your keyword including misspellings, singulars and plurals. It will also target acronyms, stemmings as well as abbreviations. 3. Specific Match With an exact match you are able to reduce the number of potential customers to those who are searching only to the keyword(s). The search engine will include words prior to and after the keywords, and make use of a synonym, not unlike a the phrase match. Specific matches may reduce the number of people who view your ad however, those who view your ad are more likely to cause the conversion.

Negative Targeting Sometimes you'll want your product to not appear on the first page for a certain keyword, and here you can make use of Negative Targeting. Negative targets can be used by sellers to eliminate irrelevant keywords from their advertising campaigns. This helps you control costs associated with your Amazon PPC costs and optimize the results to increase your profits.


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