How to Optimize for Total ACOS Goals in Amazon Advertising [AMZ PPC # 139]

Destaney Wishon from BetterAMS joins Michael this week to discuss why everyone loves Total ACOS. It’s an important metric, but tackling it is often misunderstood. In this episode, they discuss what influences Total ACOS, how to set goals specifically for Total ACOS, and why bid optimization is the magic behind it all.

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Highlights:

• 0:00 Intro - Prosper
• 2:10 Tacos giveaway (no, really)
• 4:47 Optimizing for Total ACOS
• 7:04 How to determine Total ACOS
• 10:10 What influences Total ACOS?
• 13:30 Poor strategies that brands implement to lower Total ACOS
• 16:27 Why brands need to consider micro-level
• 20:30 Product ad reports for sponsored brands?
• 21:12 What’s brand halo?
• 23:10 Why don’t brands ask for Total ACOS per product?
• 25:40 How to lower Total ACOS with only PPC
• 31:00 Why to separate different Amazon goals
• 32:34 Why to lower budget, but not bid
• 36:40 Outro

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Resources & Links

• BetterAMS
• Prosper Show
• Total ACOS Trinity
• Your Guide to Amazon Advertising Strategy
• Lowering CPCs in 2021; The PPC Den Podcast series, PPC Boosters
• Live Show on Marketing during Covid-19
• Another Destaney episode, What are Dayparting and Weekparting in Amazon PPC?
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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Destaney Wishon from BetterAMS

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Emma Walker