Amazon PPC Product Targeting Strategies with Elizabeth Greene
About this video
In this episode, my colleague Elizabeth Greene from Junglr agency shares the latest strategies for product targeting coming from her experience.
Topics we cover in this video:
1) comparison of results between category level and ASIN level targeting 2) how to run an auto campaign to discover whether product targeting or keyword targeting would work better for your product 3) learn the workaround way for negating products from product targeting campaigns 4) why is it recommended to target your own products? 5) how to decide which products to target 6) methods for targeting by brand and age range 7) selling complementary products through product targeting and unlocking the upsell potential for your product portfolio 8) methods for stealing market share from competitors 9) first results of using product targeting with sponsored brands campaigns
Have any questions? Contact Elizabeth at https://www.junglr.com/
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Transcript
Frequently asked questions
How do I decide which competitor ASINs to target in a product targeting campaign?
Start by searching your main keywords in an incognito browser window to see exactly what the shopper sees on page one. Go through the results and note which competitor listings have a higher price than yours, fewer or lower-quality reviews, or a weaker listing overall. Those are your strongest targets because a shopper already on that page has a reason to switch when they see your product appear alongside it. Separate the ASINs you are highly confident about from the ones you are less sure about and put them in different campaigns so you can apply different budgets and tolerance levels for each group.
What is the best way to discover new ASINs to target if I am starting from scratch?
Let an automatic campaign run for several weeks and review the search term report. Any ASIN that has already converted for you is a confirmed target worth moving to a dedicated manual product targeting campaign. This approach removes the guesswork because Amazon has already told you which product pages are producing sales for your listing. It is a lower-risk way to enter product targeting compared to manually selecting ASINs before you have any conversion data.
Can I negate unprofitable ASINs from an automatic campaign?
Amazon now provides a negative product targeting tab when setting up automatic campaigns, which allows you to add ASINs you want to block directly. Before this feature existed, the workaround was to lower the bids on the specific automatic targeting sub-types, such as complements and substitutes, that were generating the unwanted ASIN traffic. The older workaround of negating phrase-match keywords pulled from a competitor's listing title was inconsistent and risked blocking relevant traffic, so using the native negative ASIN targeting feature is the cleaner approach when it is available in your account.
Why does relevance matter more than high search volume when choosing keywords for a new product launch?
A high-volume keyword like a broad category term will show your product alongside dozens of different product types at different price points and quality levels, which produces a low and unpredictable conversion rate. A highly relevant keyword with lower search volume shows your product to shoppers who are looking for exactly what you sell, which produces much stronger conversion rates and a more manageable ACoS. Starting with the most relevant keywords, even if their search volume is modest, builds a reliable sales foundation. Once that is established you can expand into broader terms from a position of strength.
How can I use product targeting to upsell other products in my catalog?
Target your own ASINs with ads for complementary products, then check the frequently bought together section on your product pages for clues about what customers naturally pair with your product. Products that are genuinely functional complements, meaning a customer who buys one would logically want the other, produce much better upsell conversion rates than loosely related products. If you sell on your own ecommerce site as well, look at your historical order data to see which products your customers actually buy together, and use that information to prioritize which combinations to test on Amazon.
Should product targeting campaigns use one campaign per ad group or can I group multiple ASINs together?
For management clarity and budget control, keeping campaigns segmented by targeting objective works better than grouping everything together. Competitors you are highly confident about belong in one campaign with higher bids and budget. Complementary products go in a separate campaign with different expectations. ASINs from a specific competitor's full variation range can be grouped in their own campaign. This structure means you can evaluate each group on its own terms rather than trying to read blended performance data that mixes very different targeting intentions.
