The PPC Den: Amazon PPC Advertising Mastery

Emma Shermer Tamir of Marketing by Emma joins Michael this week to offer a concise strategy for writing Amazon product listings that real humans can read and understand so you can appeal to customers and not just bots. Amazon’s primary focus is the customer’s experience, so it should be yours too. This episode is for you if you want to know what a clear listing really looks like! We’ll see you in...

Did you know that certain life skills translate directly into PPC gains? In this unique episode of The PPC Den, Noemi Bolojan of Wizards of Ecom joins Michael to talk about… well, life. They talk about their interests and passions that have nothing to do with PPC yet directly impact their PPC skills and performance. If you’re wondering what strengths you bring to the table and what sets you apart...

There’s an opportunity to find new customers with new longtail keywords, and to do so you’ll need to know how to conduct the research, perform search term graduation, and also how to test for keyword density. This week, David Khoshpasand from Tinuiti joins Michael to share how he thinks about budgeting and ACOS when it comes to thinking of phrase-match as a research tool. We’ll see you in The PPC...

Amazon recently improved the features and capabilities of bulksheets, or bulk files, and we won’t lie: it’s great. If you enjoy listening to podcasts about spreadsheets, you’ll love hearing Michael and Brent Zahradnik, of AMZ Pathfinder, dissect what makes this update hum, including its new columns, new metrics, new renaming capabilities, and more. We’ll see you in The PPC Den! Highlights 0:00 Int...

Since Michael and Destaney Wishon from BetterAMS last shared their thoughts on Total ACOS, like organic presence and terms of service changing ranking strategy, things have changed. We have new systems like now, like weekly Total ACOS per product. If you’re looking to edit your reporting system, gain a new understanding of how to explain TACOS to clients, or wonder what to do about your high TACOS...

Are you growing, or is the market growing? Mike Frekey of Perch joins Michael this week to share an intermediate to an advanced lesson on determining your Amazon market share, including the level of redirection this provides and what to do with the data you find, which might mean aggressively taking out your competition. We’ll see you in The PPC Den! Highlights 0:00 Intro– 6 years of Amazon Ads 4:...

Ad Badger’s very own Ryan Hofacre joins Michael this week to identify why Total ACOS is both a PPC metric and an organic metric. Understanding this distinction– that it isn’t one or the other– leads to developing better Amazon Advertising processes and systems. Learn how to change your thinking, approach, and strategy to improve your TACOS fast. We’ll see you in The PPC Den! Highlights 3:58 Is Tot...

Adam Lind, Brand Manager at Overdrive Brands, joined Michael to share how he manages 10-brands with efficiency. We know some Amazon sellers struggle managing just one brand, and we hope Adam’s process, including team building and weekly data analysis systems, will help listeners create their own operational cues. We’ll see you in The PPC Den! Highlights 0:00 Intro 1:18 What does a Brand Manager do...

It’s easy to get overwhelmed with Amazon keywords, especially with all of the tools available on the market. Steven Pope joined Michael to share a comprehensive view on how to build a Master Keyword list of the terms that are most impactful for YOU. Ad Badger is thrilled to offer actionable shortcuts in your SEO understanding in this special prequel edition of our now five-part SEO Mini-Series. We...

Odds are that if you’re using an SEO tool, you’re missing out on your search term field. The classic advice is to use only 250 characters, but the reality is something else. You could be missing out on 5-10 extra key phrases. Step up your SEO game the way you’ve stepped your PPC game by following this episode’s advice. We’ll see you in The PPC Den! Highlights 0:00 Intro– Is SEO acai berry juice or...

Knowing how to estimate how much you’ll spend on Amazon advertising before you launch a campaign is useful when you’re on a strict budget and when you’re strategizing how to hit certain revenue goals. Elizabeth Greene from Junglr joins Michael to share the necessary steps when planning how to get an approximation as well as where to get numbers for search volume, CPC, and CVR. See the Google Sheet...

Amazon’s new-to-brand metrics determine whether an ad-attributed sale was made by an existing customer or a new one, and knowing how to navigate this will make a difference in how you optimize your PPC plan to either reach new customers or build greater loyalty with existing clients. This week, Daniel Tejada of Straight Up Growth, joins Michael to tease out everything within Brand Metrics as well...

Everyone wants to talk about keywords because keywords are hot fire flames in the PPC world. This week, Brent Zahradnik of AMZ Pathfinder joins Michael to talk about the foundations of keyword research for Amazon PPC in 2022 including strategic thinking and techniques. This episode is great for both beginners and more advanced PPC-ers who are looking to rearchitect their approach in 2022. We’ll se...

To get good at Amazon PPC, it’s important to consider these three things. 1, do you have a full funnel understanding? 2, What are the economics at play? 3, is your targeting tight or loose? Listen to Mike explain why these three questions are the framework for getting good at PPC on Amazon or any other platform. We’ll see you in The PPC Den! Highlights 0:00 Intro – Guitar analogy 02:22 3 things to...

Just a quick Badger Bite to overview our goals for The PPC Den Podcast and a quick surprise and gift for your ears straight from Michael. Thank you for joining us in 2021, and we’ll see you in The Badger Den next year! If you like what you hear, please give The PPC Den a 5-star review and share with your friends! Resources & Links Never miss the latest in Amazon PPC tips and best practices All...

Brent Zahradnik from AMZ Pathfinder joins Michael this week to create our annual end-of-year Amazon PPC wishlist. We hope you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the tools Amazon Advertising currently offers while we explain some of the tools and features we wish Amazon will offer in the year to come. This is a time of hope because new things will definitely come in 2022. Like we always say, Amazon...

Maximizing your work week is how you maximize gains. This week, Michael and Ryan share three filters to use every week in your search time report on Amazon to ensure you’re paying the right price, using the best campaign structure, and optimizing bid strategy depending on the data. Get an edge on the competition by doing this weekly! We’ll see you in The Badger Den! Highlights 0:00 Intro-- Christm...

If getting nerdy over Amazon Advertising niche rules and features is The PPC Den’s meat and potatoes, then we’re having a healthy and overdue dose of broccoli this week! Christian Rivera, The E-Commerce Accountant, joins Michael Erickson Facchin to identify the most common mistakes e-entrepreneurs make and offer simple advice for beginners and advanced Amazon professionals to keep solid books and...

Michael Tejeda and Michael Facchin reflect on the biggest trends the Ad Badger App reported for Amazon’s Q4 over Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the Turkey Five. The simple takeaway is that what used to work no longer works in Amazon PPC. How should you prepare for the rest of Q4 or for future seasonality shifts? Find out in The Badger Den! Highlights 0:00 Intro-- Limoncello 2:00 Ad Badger Softwar...

It’s easy to get confused in Amazon Advertising and to forget what’s available where. You need strategic focus. When you’re building campaigns, it’s important to know you’re covering all your bases for maximum visibility. That’s why we created this Amazon Campaign Types Mega Mind Map just for you: https://adbadger.com/get-amazon-campaign-types We’ll see you in The Badger Den! Highlights 0:00 Intro...

It’s gratitude week, and we wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who’s helped us be the longest-running Amazon Advertising podcast in the universe! In this episode, Michael and Nancy, Ad Badger’s Chief Joy Officer, thank every guest host of the last year as well as some of YOU! This episode inadvertently became like a greatest hits episode of the last year too, so be sure to check out some of...

Amazon Advertising released a new feature a couple months ago, but it was nonsensical. They recently edited its presentation to make it make sense, so now we’re ready to share our favorite type of PPC Den Podcast episode: a deep dive into a niche new feature, New Budget Rules. Brent Zahradnik of AMZ Pathfinder and Michael share gripes and strategies for leveraging Schedule-Based and Performance Ba...

Three different badgers grace us this week to offer 3 areas to edit your existing Amazon Advertising strategy to increase growth for Q4 in 2021. Things are very different with Amazon PPC this year-- inventory issues a-plenty and rising CPCs, to name a couple-- but we believe you’ll want to edit your budgets, bids, and marketing approach this holiday season. We’ll see you in The Badger Den! Highlig...

Is your conversion rate falling on Amazon Advertising too? This is the question we’re most asked these days from other PPC-ers who want to know they’re not the only ones. CVR is falling, just as CPC is rising. Learn why this is happening and what to do about it in this week’s episode of The PPC Den Podcast. We’ll see you in The Badger Den! Highlights: 0:00 Intro -- What’s coming next 0:36 Topic: W...

There are seven types of Amazon bid personas, and some of them are more constructive than others. In this episode, determine your current bid optimization style, and then take advice from Michael and Stephen Noch to fine-tune your approach and be more successful in Amazon PPC. We offer formulas and strategies for getting the right bid to attain the ACOS you want, and you won’t want to miss this sp...