The PPC Den: Amazon PPC Advertising Mastery

Do you know the importance of a good checklist? In this solo episode, Michael will teach you! He’ll go over how to create daily, weekly, and monthly tasks lists to ensure your Amazon PPC Campaign is successful and high performing.  We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights ​​ 0:00  Intro 3:30 Why You Should Use Tasks 4:57 Review Goals 6:15 Daily Checks 8:30 Bucket Based Bid Management 11:50 Budg...

Class is in session! In this solo episode, Michael reviews changes and updates to the Product Opportunity Explorer, specifically the “Customer Review Insights” and “Returns” tabs. He’ll go over how to use these tools to your advantage when creating your Amazon listings, and how to make your product stand out against your competitors.  We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights ​​ 0:00 Intro 1:50...

Bring on the power! In this episode, Ad Badger Campaign Manager Clement Hynaux sits down with Michael to discuss the ACOS Power Ratio, to help combat your wasted ad spend. They break down our ACOS Power Ratio Quick Sheet to make calculating your ACOS Power Ratio simple and easy.  Get the ACOS Power Ratio Quick Sheet here: https://www.adbadger.com/amazon-ppc-checklist/ We’ll see you in The PPC Den!...

Humans vs. AI?! Marketing by Emma’s Emma Schermer Tamir sits down with Michael to discuss how to elevate your copywriting. They talk about the rise of AI, finding humility in your writing, premium A+ content, and more! A great episode for those looking to boost efficiency and quality in their marketing and copywriting.  We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights 0:00 What to expect in this episod...

Let’s take a trip down memory lane! In this episode, Michael sits down and takes us through the first ever Ad Badger PPC Den Podcast episode. Titled “Why We’re Living In The Golden Age Of Amazon Advertising” he evaluates if that still reigns true, and just how much things have changed after five years.  We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights ​​ 0:00 What to expect in this episode 6:42 The Dif...

Level up your Amazon PPC Marketing this year with Abe Chomali of XP Strategy PPC Management. Abe sits down with Michael to discuss how to develop your Amazon PPC account strategies to become a better Amazon marketer, including the shift from mechanical to creative advertising,  the flow of account analyzing, the importance of note taking, and more.  We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights ​​ 0...

Trivium’s Mina Elias sits down with Michael and shares words of wisdom about Amazon’s Search Query Performance Report. He outlines different ways to use the system, additions to his process that contribute to success, and general rules to live by when it comes to Amazon advertising. A great episode for those looking to expand their knowledge on the SQPR and Amazon PPC practices. We’ll see you in T...

January is for reflection! Sit down with Michael as he reflects on the strategy to send Google ads traffic to Amazon. He’ll walk you through the five ways to measure success in the results you see from sending Google ads traffic to Amazon, as well as parting principles and key takeaways.  We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights ​​ 0:00 What to expect in this episode 2:25 An Overview 3:05 Per A...

It’s A Match! Join Noemi Bolojan from Scale Wave as she sits down with Michael to discuss all things phrase match. They’ll talk about broad vs. exact matches, how to best use your search term report data, how to manage your phrase match types, and more!  We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights ​​ 0:00 What to expect in this episode 2:50 Noemi’s Journey 5:00 The Importance Of A Strong Foundatio...

We’ve got our head in the clouds this week, the Amazon Marketing Cloud that is. Michael sits down with Brent Zahradnik of Amz Pathfinder to discuss all things regarding the new Amazon Marketing Cloud. They’ll discuss what it is, how it works, and how you can best use it for your Amazon PPC campaigns.  We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights ​​ 0:00 What to expect in this episode 4:25 Rapid Fir...

In need of a New Year’s Resolution? We’ve got you covered. Michael sits down with Gonza Martinez of Ziresquare to discuss how to reach your maximum potential in the Amazon PPC Space. Gonza will discuss how he got started and his best practices he’s learned along the way. A perfect episode for anyone looking to expand their knowledge of E-Commerce.  We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights ​​ 0:...

In this relaxing, audio-only episode, Michael takes you on a journey through two accounts with Low ACOS. You’ll analyze the ACOS power ratio, their sponsored products vs. sponsored brand spend, keywords, and more to diagnose the accounts. You’ll walk away better able to navigate accounts with low ACOS. We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights ​​ 0:00 A Relaxing Intro from Michael 1:07 Character...

Dayparting has arrived! In this brief episode, Michael teaches you how to build confidence in your dayparting. You’ll look at the data breakdown by day of the week, 24 hours, and 168 hours, for the most accurate analysis of your hourly traction, to make the most informed decisions on your revenue-per-click based bids.  We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights ​​ 0:00 What to expect in this epis...

Deals, Deals, & more Deals! Sean Stone of Stone’s Goods sits down with Michael as they discuss 4 different approaches to maximize your Black Friday and Cyber Monday selling. They give advice on how to tailor each strategy, and help you find which would work best for your selling goals. This episode is a must see before the holiday season.  We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights ​​ 0:00 Wh...

New Dashboard Alert! Mansour Norouzi from Incrementum Digital sits down with Michael to discuss and analyze the benefits of Amazon’s new Customer Loyalty Dashboard. They break down the different data reports included in the dashboard, and explain how this new information can help you and your Amazon PPC Campaign. We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights ​​ 0:00 What to expect in this episode 2:...

Live and in person, Joshua Rawe of eSpark joins Michael in a podcast studio for this episode. They discuss a multitude of topics, including the newly released brand tailored promotions. They give you tips on how to best use these brand tailored promotions to your advantage.  We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights ​​ 0:00 Introduction 1:15 First Meeting 2:38 How This Started 3:30 Podcast Pros...

A fresh set of wheels! Ad Badger’s Clement Hynaux sits down with Michael to chat about the new update to sponsored products. They define placement percentages, talk about how you can use this update to improve performance for your campaigns, and evaluate the algorithmic considerations that should be made surrounding the new feature.  We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights ​​ 0:00 What to expe...

O, Canada! Michael is joined by Blair Forrest of AMZ Prep and resident Canadian. Blair and Michael chat about diving into Amazon Canada in under two weeks. They discuss the pros and cons of expansion, common misconceptions, and a step by step playbook on how to break into the country’s market.  We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights ​​ 0:00 What to expect in this episode 1:00 The Average Cana...

Are you Scared Sammy or Aggressive Andy? In this solo episode, Michael walks through takeaways from The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, and how those lessons apply to your Amazon PPC Campaigns. He’ll discuss the importance of luck, the bias of recency, managing search term reports,  different scenarios implementing these lessons through Scared Sammy and Aggressive Andy, and more!  We’ll see...

3..2..1.. Blastoff! Ad Badger Campaign Manager Olena Shmaiun sits down with Michael and shares her six steps for a successful product launch. They break down the launch process into categories including launch phase, long-term strategy, pre-launch prep, and more to make sure your control room is ready for takeoff.  We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights ​​ 0:00 What to expect in this episode...

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.  This ep...

Michael gives you all the secrets to the Amazon PPC Universe in this solo episode. He divulges all the details of negative keyword management. He’ll discuss definitions, various management practices, and how to use the Ad Badger software to easily scan for negative terms. After this episode, you’ll walk away an expert on negative keywords.  We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights ​​ 0:00 What...

Should I sell or should I vend? Adam Riback of CFS Brands sits down with Michael to talk about what it’s like to be a seller vs. a vendor, in relation to Amazon PPC campaigns. They dive into differences between the two, pros and cons of both, and how these different positions affect their marketing.  We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights ​​ 0:00 What to expect in this episode 4:26 Being a Se...

Ad Badger CTO Nick Isber sits down with Michael to talk about all things data in regards to your Amazon PPC Campaign. They delve into Amazon’s data delays, how to analyze your keyword numbers, how AI affects campaigns, and more!  We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights ​​ 0:00 What to expect in this episode 3:30 The Standard Model of Particle Physics 6:12 What Is It Like To Optimize Daily? 10:...

Are your Amazon PPC Campaign sales feeling sick? Elizabeth Greene of Junglr sits down with Michael to help you find a diagnosis. Equipped with a fantastic flow chart, the pair go through the process of finding the root cause of your low sales, and how to remedy them,  step by step. Be sure to download the flow chart using the Content Library link below! We’ll see you in The PPC Den! 🦡 Highlights...