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E557: 10 Strategies for Reducing Stupid PPC Spend

The EcomCrew Ecommerce Podcast · July 1, 2024 · 18 min

Summary

This episode provides 10 actionable strategies for Amazon sellers to drastically reduce wasteful PPC spending and maximize ad efficiency, particularly crucial around high-competition periods like Prime Day. It emphasizes that rather than just increasing ad spend, optimizing existing campaigns through smart targeting, bidding, and keyword strategies is key to improving ROAS and conversion rates for more profitable sales.

Key takeaways

Themes

amazon & marketplacespaid acquisitionanalytics & attributionconversion & cro

Topics covered

amazon ppc optimizationreducing amazon ad spendprime day ad strategiesamazon ppc targetingbid management amazon adskeyword targeting amazon

Episode description

In this episode, Dave shows 10 ways you can reduce stupid PPC Spend and maximise efficiency just in time for Prime Day.  Today's episode is sponsored by Clearco, a company that provides ecommerce businesses with working capital to fund inventory, marketing, shipping and logistics, and more! Check them out today!  Prime Day 2023 saw people spend up to $12.9bn alone.  Obviously, everyone wants a piece of the pie. You can expect competitors to increase their ad spend 2x or even 3x more just for the possibility of more sales. To prepare for this year's Prime Day, there are some ways you can maximise the efficiency of your ad spend. However what these sellers fail to notice is that it's all about maximising efficiency of your running ads.  That's why my partner-in-crime, Dave Bryant, is on the podcast today to talk about the 10 ways you can maximise your efficiency and reduce ad spend. Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction and Sponsor 01:28 - Topic: Reducing PPC Spend on Amazon 03:51 - Optimizing Targeting Options in Auto Campaigns 05:16 - Optimizing Targeting Options in Manual Campaigns 07:37 - Using Dynamic Bids Down Only and Avoiding Broad Match 10:30 - Avoiding Ads in Other Countries and Turning Off Sponsored Display 13:52 - Unclicking Expanded Product Targeting and Using Exact Match 17:44 - Conclusion and Call to Action The Big Takeaways Increasing conversion rates can lower ad costs and improve ROAS. Turn off loose match targeting in auto campaigns and optimize targeting options in manual campaigns. Use dynamic bids down only and be cautious with broad match keywords. Don't let Ama

Frequently asked about this episode

What does this episode say about amazon & marketplaces?
Turn off loose match targeting in auto campaigns and use search term reports to identify and negative-keyword irrelevant terms.
What does this episode say about paid acquisition?
Implement "dynamic bids down only" and be extremely cautious with broad match keywords to prevent wasted impressions and clicks.
What does this episode say about analytics & attribution?
Avoid running ads in countries where you do not actively sell and critically evaluate the performance of Sponsored Display campaigns, turning off underperforming ones.
What does this episode say about conversion & cro?
Unclick expanded product targeting options and prioritize exact match keywords for precise and efficient ad delivery.
What does this episode say about amazon & marketplaces?
Focus on increasing conversion rates as a direct method to lower ad costs and improve overall ROAS.

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