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The Complete Amazon Advertising Evergreen Campaign Strategy Guide (Classic)20 Sep 202400:43:15

It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all of the strategies available for all of the campaign types, even more so when Amazon releases anything new. Don’t freak out. You need a strong mental model like the one Noemi Bolojan of ScaleWave.io shares in this episode. 

Once you understand the different strategies– protect, conquer, rank, dominate, and discover– you’ll be able to categorize your needs by strategy easily.

🍏Get the Evergreen Campaign Creation Strategy Guide here: https://adbadger.com/amazon-evergreen-campaign-creation-strategy-guide 

This episode is a rerelease of one of our most popular episodes. Please note the resources and link section for any relevant updates.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights ​​

  • 0:00 – Don’t miss this Evergreen Campaign Creation Strategy Guide

  • 2:18 – Intro

  • 5:20 – Inspiration behind evergreen strategies for PPC

  • 8:30 – Evergreen campaign creation strategy

  • 11:17 – The  “Protect” Strategy

  • 18:20 – The “Conquer” Method

  • 22:21 – The “Rank” Approach

  • 26:06 – The “Dominate” Strategy

  • 32:18 – The “Discover” Campaigns

  • 41:23 – Connect with us


🦡 Resources & Links

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Noemi Bolojan

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno 

Podcast Coordinator and Graphic Designer: Sofiia Podash

Non-Converting Spend: Misunderstood or Mismanaged? A Closer Look at Your PPC Campaigns13 Sep 202400:16:06

In this podcast, I take you inside a real Amazon PPC account where I track down every non-converting dollar, showing you how most of it isn’t truly wasted but rather the cost of exploration. I share my own experience of sifting through search term reports, finding those sneaky one-click wonders that add up fast but hold the key to your next big optimization. You’ll hear how I tackled $2,700 of non-converting spend, broke down the myths of “wasted” clicks, and turned it into actionable insights.


We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights ​​


  • 0:00 - Introduction 

  • 1:05 - What Defines Wasted Spend: Clicks with No Orders

  • 2:10 - Steps to Download Sponsored Products, Brands, and Display Reports

  • 4:01 - Weekly Analysis Timing

  • 6:52 - Filtering Search Terms with Zero Sales

  • 8:38 - Calculating Total Non-Converting Spend from Reports

  • 12:28 - Common Misconceptions About Wasted Spend

  • 12:54 - Practical Steps to Reduce Non-Converting Spend

  • 14:51 - Using ACoS Power Ratio to Measure Efficiency

  • 15:41 - Actionable Tips: Set Up Your Wasted Spend Tracker

  • 15:55 - Homework: Track and Analyze Your Non-Converting Spend

🦡 Resources & Links

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What strategies can help minimize wasted spend in Amazon PPC?

https://youtu.be/FDwPBfb81Ec 

What Do I Do With Wasted Ad Spend?

https://youtu.be/C8bNxLa2Sj4 

What’s the Best Way to Manage an Amazon Brand? Exploring Agency Strategies

https://youtu.be/ERHy10lGGX0 

Amazon PPC Mastery on Vacation: Manage Like a CEO with Our Free Weekly Sheet

https://youtu.be/vE8AQB18SX0 

How Can I Use Amazon’s New Dashboard To Boost My Amazon PPC Sales?

https://youtu.be/BiFg73uv_vQ 

📚 Unlock our FREE comprehensive Amazon Marketing Playbook: https://www.adbadger.com/amazon-ppc-checklist/

Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.adbadger.com/newsletter/

Transform your workflow with our comprehensive Amazon Advertising checklist: https://www.adbadger.com/amazon-ppc-checklist/ 

Review all our show notes: https://www.adbadger.com/podcast​​​​​

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Podcast Coordinator & Graphic Designer: Sofiia Podash

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

What should you do first when Amazon PPC sales drop?16 Jul 202400:44:08

In this episode, Michael teams up with Mansour Norouzi from Incrementum Digital to dive into the nitty-gritty of performing a market pulse check. They’ll break down the tricks of analyzing market trends, conversion rates, and key Amazon tools to uncover why your sales are dipping. From interpreting Category Insights and Product Opportunity Explorer data to actionable strategies for responding to market changes, they’ve got you covered.


We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights

  • 0:00 - Why Down Months Happen

  • 1:57 -  Seller Panic Button: To Push or Not to Push

  • 5:03 - Utilizing Category Insights

  • 14:00 - Exploring Product Opportunity Explorer

  • 26:10 - Analyzing Brand Metrics for Performance Evaluation

  • 34:21 - Strategic Responses to Market Changes

  • 39:13 - Wrap-Up

🦡 Resources & Links

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Mansour Norouzi

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Podcast Coordinator & Graphic Designer: Sofiia Podash

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno 

What Do I Do When My Amazon PPC Has Hit The Point of Diminishing Returns? 11 Nov 202200:30:11

If you’re already #1, what can you do to reduce your budget without reducing Amazon PPC sales? Can you reduce spending on keywords? What can you learn from the organic landscape to reduce ad exposure when your products are doing well organically? How can you lay off the gas without sabotaging your Amazon PPC? Brent Zahradnik of AMZ Pathfinder and Michael explain strategy and techniques using Brand Analytics and SQPD.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights ​​
  • 0:00 Make vocal requests to your Amazon rep
  • 4:36 Most common ways of reducing Amazon PPC budget
  • 8:14 Can I reduce spending without losing sales?
  • 12:00 Is “cannibalization” solvable?
  • 19:30 How to make small bid changes
  • 21:27 An evolution in strategy
  • 24:15 Mike’s favorite strategy: SQPD
  • 25:33 Why this is important & exciting

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Brent Zahradnik

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin

5 Common Amazon PPC Mistakes & How to Prevent Them04 Nov 202200:32:23

Everybody loves a rapid-fire episode, so we teamed up with Jeff Lieber and Austin Hoggatt of Turnkey Product Management to go through five common issues in Amazon PPC campaigns, including how to fix multiple match-types in a single campaign, what to do when branded terms are mixed with unbranded, how to remarket views in Sponsored Display and DSP, and more. If you enjoy getting lots of bang per episode, you’ll love this one.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights ​​
  • 0:00 About Turnkey Product Management
  • 4:12 Rapid fire Amazon PPC solutions
  • 5:37 What is a common problem we see when auditing campaigns?
  • 10:26 What do I do when branded terms mixed with non branded targets?
  • 15:20 How do I retarget views marketing?
  • 20:25 How do I do cross promotion in Amazon Advertising?
  • 24:08 Who should focus on demographic targeting?
  • 29:24 Pro tip: Keep everything separate.

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Hosts: Jeff Lieber and Austin Hoggatt

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin

10 Real Amazon Advertising Horror Stories & How to Survive28 Oct 202200:49:04

Like the eyes in a painting following you down the corridor while a shrill cry echoes in the mist outside the cobwebbed window before the air turns black all around you, this special episode of The PPC Den featuring Elizabeth Greene of Junglr will have your hair standing on end.

Listen to these spooky stories in the dark, but keep a flashlight and pen nearby for the actionable steps shared so you’ll never fear the boogie man lurking in your Amazon PPC campaign shadows.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights

  • 0:00 Grab your candy & your popcorn
  • 1:56 Haunted house vibes: Inactivity
  • 6:38 Movie jump scare: % of ad spend without conversions
  • 10:20 Werewolf: Placement percentages
  • 13:16 The mind flayer: Ignoring market analysis tools
  • 18:28 Mummy: Not checking product level ACOS & Total ACOS
  • 21:06 Ghosts: Bad campaign structure
  • 25:34 Murderous clown: Never using negatives
  • 29:03  Cult of doom: Not running SBV or creative ad types
  • 36:42 Ancient evil: Not knowing cost per impression model
  • 42:04 Graveyard: Not tracking CVR over time
  • 45:42 How to prevent living the spooky story

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Elizabeth Greene

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin

What Should I Do About Invalid Clicks in Amazon PPC?21 Oct 202200:38:25

There are many conspiracy theories about invalid clicks and click fraud on Amazon, and Destaney Wishon of BetterAMS and Michael squash those worries with the truth, made possible by Amazon’s new Gross and Invalid Clicks Metric Report. They discuss click karma, traffic validation, and actions to take with this new data.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights

  • 0:00 New Podcast Alert: Better Advertising with BetterAMS
  • 2:33 Invalid clicks and click fraud on Amazon
  • 6:07 Gross and Invalid Clicks Metric Report - Invalid Impression Rate
  • 12:54 Differences between this report & Google’s version
  • 15:07 Wish for the future of this report & forecasting
  • 17:41 How will we use this report?
  • 19:02 How did we get started in Amazon PPC?
  • 28:00 The importance of the fundamentals
  • 33:37 Birds interlude
  • 34:24 How has Destaney’s learning style changed?
  • 36:30 Abundance mindset for the win!

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Destaney Wishon

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin


Inside Look at Amazon PPC Software Start-Up - Fireside Chat With Ad Badger CEO19 Oct 202200:25:25

Welcome to our new monthly fireside chats, where we’ll give you a behind-the-scenes understanding of what’s going on in The Badger Den! For this first episode, we review our most successful content in September, apps we like, launching new services, and more.

Ad Badger CEO and The PPC Den’s host, Michael Erickson Facchin, also explains why we prioritize certain Amazon PPC Software features over others. It hints at changes coming to our prices.

We’ll see you in The Badger Den!

🦡 Highlights
  • 0:00 Intro
  • 0:41 Why bonus episodes?
  • 2:12 Most popular content in September
  • 5:14 App recommendations
  • 9:43 What’s happening in Ad Badger?
  • 16:40 Amazon PPC Software - Feature Prioritization
  • 23:30 About Ad Badger Pricing (Changing soon)
  • 24:59 What should we share next time?

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin

How Do I Maximize Sales With Amazon’s Product Opportunity Explorer? 14 Oct 202200:35:26

Amazon’s new Product Opportunity Explorer is a great first-party tool for analyzing data, understanding the competition, and following market trends in any niche. This data benefits calm optimization plans, competitive analysis, budget allocation goals, and more. Michael Tejeda, Campaign Manager at Ad Badger, thoroughly dissects what data is available in each tab and why it’s great.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights ​​
  • 0:00 Intro
  • 1:41 Why is Amazon’s Product Opportunity Explorer exciting?
  • 2:23 What is the Product Opportunity Explorer?
  • 4:35 How it works: Niche details & different tabs
  • 12:15 Where do you go after the products tab?
  • 15:30 Best part of Customer Review Insight
  • 17:08 What’s in the Search Terms in this Niche tab?
  • 20:01 Takeaways from Insights Tab
  • 24:53 Niche Trends Tab
  • 27:11 How we’ll use Amazon Product Opportunity Explorer
  • 33:12 Your homework for the day!

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Michael Tejeda

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin

Overcoming Challenges of Running Google Ads to Amazon Listings 07 Oct 202200:41:28

Running external traffic to your Amazon listing is a great idea because it boosts ranking, boosts ROAS, and there’s a brand referral kickback. However, as Bobby Pulte of Search Scientists shares, it comes with challenges, including an imperfect click-path, a lack of reporting, and indirect tracking rank. This is an obstacle we recommend you overcome because it’s highly beneficial, and this episode provides the nine-step process for doing just that.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights

0:00 Michigan mitten

03:54  Benefits of sending Google Ads to Amazon Listing

8:18 Three Challenges of sending Google Ads to Amazon

18:27 Nine-Step Recommended Google Ads to Amazon Process

35:45 Behind the scenes

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Bobby Pulte

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin


Why Do I Need a New Strategy for Account Averages in Amazon Advertising?30 Sep 202200:39:27

The ability to mentally zoom in and out of different metrics in Amazon influences how strong of an Amazon PPC-er you are. In this episode, Clement Hynaux, a campaign manager at Ad Badger, explains the Macro Micro Macro mental model and an example of how it applies to common metrics like Total ACOS. Tune in to learn how to begin using this approach yourself.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights ​​
  • 0:00 Snail joke
  • 2:21 Meet Clement Hynaux, Ad Badger Campaign Manager
  • 3:55 Don’t be tricked by account averages!
  • 7:40 Macro - Micro- Macro as a mental model for Total ACOS
  • 15:24 How the Macro - Micro - Macro mental model works
  • 21:07 Total ACOS example of zooming in and out
  • 29:50 How this mental model works for all metrics
  • 31:26 Steve Jobs's approach to wardrobe
  • 32:24 How Ad Badger uses this in our Amazon PPC Software
  • 36:56 How we use our software with Managed Services clients

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Clement Hynaux

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin

How Do I Structure Amazon Campaign Names?23 Sep 202200:41:07

Is your brain as good as your computer? Probably not. Therefore, you must improve your Amazon campaign names for utility. This episode details the three levels of excellence you can achieve with extra emphasis on how to rename your campaigns in bulk. Brent Zahradnik of AMZ Pathfinder shares strategy and actionable tips in this episode of The PPC Den Podcast.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights ​​
  • 0:00 Office feng shui
  • 1:27 Campaign Naming Structure
  • 4:20 Why is campaign naming structure important?
  • 8:43 Good campaign naming structure looks like…
  • 12:48 What goes into the naming structure?
  • 13:28 Level 1: Ability to quickly scan (identification)
  • 20:23 Level 2: Match types & more
  • 22:30 Level 3: Integrate business objectives
  • 26:38 More wisdom and tips on campaign naming
  • 28:49 Bulk update campaign names
  • 38:07 Final tip: Be forward-thinking.

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Brent Zahradnik

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin

How Do I Optimize My Amazon Campaign Structure?16 Sep 202200:26:38

You used to be able to get away with bad campaign structure on Amazon, but now it could be costing you money. Alfredo Roselli, an Ad Badger campaign manager, explains what bad campaign structure looks like, how to fix it, and what to expect after you’ve made the improvements. This is like a back-to-basics Amazon PPC episode with a 2022 twist that you won’t want to miss.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights ​​
  • 0:00 Meet Alfredo Roselli, Campaign Manager
  • 4:00 Theme intro: Why care about campaign structure?
  • 6:21 What does bad campaign structure look like in Amazon?
  • 11:57 How do I fix poor campaign structure?
  • 16:36 What’s the expected result of fixing campaign structure?
  • 19:32 How to pace with campaign restructure?
  • 24:37 No further advice. Just do it!

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Alfredo Roselli

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin

How to Achieve Low ACOS with Negative Keywords?05 Jul 202400:09:56

In this solo episode, Michael shares unique insights on low ACOS accounts and the secrets behind their success. He'll dive deep into the power of negative keyword management, something you won't hear anywhere else. Have you struggled with managing your keywords? Understanding how to use negative keywords can make a big difference. By the end of this episode, you’ll know how to improve your ACOS with these tips and tricks on negative keyword management.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights

  • 0:00 - Rocky Mountains intro

  • 0:19 - What secrets do low ACOS accounts hold

  • 0:41 - How can negative keywords boost performance

  • 1:07 - What's the difference between keywords and targets

  • 2:05 - How important is the negative keyword multiple

  • 3:15 - Can a 38x negative ratio be effective

  • 9:41 -  How do you find the best negative keywords

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Podcast Coordinator & Graphic Designer: Sofiia Podash

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno 

How Do I Export Search Query Performance Dashboard Data? 09 Sep 202200:41:44

Our biggest gripe with our newest favorite Amazon Advertising love, the Search Query Performance Dashboard (SPQD), was that it lacked an export button. Luckily for us, our guests found a solution! Mansour Norouzi of Incrementum Digital, Louis Robert of Thrasio, and Hamza Zulfiqar Tanveer of Upswing Services joined Michael this week to share their genius solution for exporting data from SQPD, and they also share how they use it.

Get the Search Query Performance Analyzer for yourself here.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights ​​
  • 0:00 How this episode came together
  • 2:04 First thoughts on SQPD
  • 6:18 Client’s reaction to SQPD data
  • 8:07 When to check SQPD data/ how to use it differently
  • 16:49 Why use an HTML scraper
  • 20:47 How HTML scraper works
  • 38:07 Final thoughts

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Hosts: Mansour Norouzi, Louis Robert, and Hamza Zulfiqar Tanveer

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin

Why Should I Optimize Prices on Amazon Advertising? 02 Sep 202200:32:38

Price optimization on Amazon Advertising is not as easy as just changing the price. Chad Rubin of Profasee outlines behaviorial science and behaviorial economics with Michael to illustrate why, when, and how to make changes to your pricing strategy. Modifying your price point influences everything, including profit, and many marketers don’t test often enough. Maybe that’ll change after you listen to this episode.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights ​​
  • 0:00 Welcome, Chad Rubin!
  • 2:20 How Chad fell in love with e-commerce
  • 5:33 Why is price optimization important?
  • 9:07 What is an Amazon pricing strategy?
  • 10:36 What to do first with your pricing strategy?
  • 13:30 Example of what $1 can do on one SKU
  • 15:40 When is it not okay to raise the price?
  • 20:12 Do you consider the same metrics for cutting price?
  • 21:10 What is a dynamic pricing strategy?
  • 22:05 Why do we avoid price optimization?
  • 26:30 Pricing strategy for launch phases?
  • 29:19 Champagne problems!

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Chad Rubin

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin

How Do I Implement N-Gram Analysis on Amazon PPC?26 Aug 202200:30:02

Too often we notice that the majority of spend disappears in auto campaigns because of an excess of irrelevant search terms, also known as Death By A Thousand Cuts. 

Prevent wasting spend on non-converting search terms with our N-Gram Analysis Tool now, available here.

Disclaimer: Apologies for the poor audio. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights ​​
  • 0:00 New office hype
  • 1:54 Death by a thousand cuts
  • 9:16 N-Gram Analysis Spreadsheet
  • 11:19 How to use this spreadsheet
  • 25:25 How often to do this activity
  • 27:40 A pirate farewell

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Elizabeth Greene

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin

The Complete Amazon Advertising Evergreen Campaign Strategy Guide 19 Aug 202200:43:41

It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all of the strategies available for all of the campaign types, even more so when Amazon releases anything new. Don’t freak out. You need a strong mental model like the one Noemi Bolojan of ScaleWave.io shares in this episode.

Once you understand the different strategies– protect, conquer, rank, dominate, and discover– you’ll be able to categorize your needs by strategy easily.

Get the Evergreen Campaign Creation Strategy Guide here

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights ​​
  • 0:00 Don’t miss this Evergreen Campaign Creation Strategy Guide
  • 2:18 Intro– Mental models that work
  • 5:20 Inspiration behind evergreen strategies for PPC
  • 8:30 Evergreen campaign creation strategy
  • 11:17 The  “Protect” Strategy
  • 18:20 The “Conquer” Method
  • 22:21 The “Rank” Approach
  • 26:06 The “Dominate” Strategy
  • 32:18 The “Discover” Campaigns
  • 41:23 Connect with us

If you like what you hear, please give The PPC Den a 5-star review and share it with your friends!

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Noemi Bolojan

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin

How Do I Create Data-Driven Product Pages on Amazon?12 Aug 202200:38:15

There are clues in your data that signal when it’s time to refresh your Amazon product pages, and Emma Schermer-Tamir of Marketing by Emma points out where to look and what it means, considering impression, CTR, customer conversion rate, and return rate. Who said data couldn’t impact creative growth? Not us.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights ​​
  • 0:00 Intro– Think like a physical retail store.
  • 6:29 Metrics that reflect product page performance
  • 8:53 Two Search Query Performance Dashboard Metrics Indicators
  • 18:58 Brand Metrics Indicators
  • 25:09 What return rate says about your product page
  • 34:35 Outro– Logo

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Emma Schermer-Tamir

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin

Amazon’s Marketing Stream Explained: A Technical Breakdown 05 Aug 202200:48:58

Amazon’s new Marketing Stream promises more granular data in real-time, more reporting dimensions, a simplified workflow, and more. Does it live up to its hype?

Ad Badger’s CTO, Nickholas Isber, dissects Marketing Stream’s functionality to offer you a better understanding of its capabilities, its limits, and why it even exists.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights ​​
  • 0:00 Intro– Meet Ad Badger’s Chief Technology Officer
  • 3:40 How does Amazon Advertising’s API work?
  • 6:25 Marketing Stream’s improved data granularity
  • 13:20 Marketing Stream’s No Throttling
  • 16:01 Near real-time messaging
  • 17:39 More reporting dimensions (beta)
  • 19:54 Insights on deltas instead of aggregates
  • 21:18 Marketing Stream simplifies workflow
  • 23:23 Marketing Stream’s technical limitations
  • 27:22 Why are there limitations in regions?
  • 28:57 Only available for advertising data
  • 30:15 What does not supporting Queues mean?
  • 32:23 Differing data depending on the source
  • 35:51 Marketing Stream’s attribution window
  • 39:43 Ad Badger’s implementation of Marketing Stream
  • 47:17 Outro– More coming soon!

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Nickholas Isber

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin

What We Wish You Knew About Amazon PPC in 202229 Jul 202200:44:02

If you like hearing us talk about equations and spreadsheets, this will be your gold. Stephen Noch of Ocean PPC joins Michael to rehash everything great about Amazon PPC now, including the most exciting features, the strategies and tasks they most use to stay ahead of the competition, and everything they wish you knew about this ever-evolving niche. 

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

🦡 Highlights ​​
  • 0:00 Intro– Gerald the fiddle leaf fig
  • 2:05 What’s most exciting about Amazon PPC right now?
  • 7:02 What’s an important task you routinely implement?
  • 11:03 Hypothetical phenomenal account strategy
  • 13:58 Mike’s most excited about this in Amazon PPC…
  • 20:07 Mike’s most important routine task…
  • 25:02 What Stephen wishes more clients knew
  • 33:22 What Mike wishes more clients knew about Amazon PPC
  • 41:17 Outro– Mike’s Gary Vee impersonation
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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Stephen Noch

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin

Amazon Key Metrics: What Do I Track & How Do I Influence It?22 Jul 202200:35:17

Because Amazon Advertising is an ever-evolving platform and brands can’t bank on easy wins like before, Destaney Wishon of Better AMS and Michael Facchin must continue clarifying what key metrics and KPIs any smart PPC-er should have to consider to drive sales without wasting ad spend.

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🦡 Highlights
  • 0:00 Intro– Words can’t espresso what you mean to us
  • 1:54  Why we always talk about KPIs
  • 8:19 Key metrics, clear KPIs
  • 9:12  Budget & visibility: CTR
  • 11:47 Budget & visibility: CVR
  • 15:00 Strategy: Search Query Performance Dashboard
  • 22:58 New rollout: Marketing Stream
  • 30:48 Final thoughts

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Destaney Wishon

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin



Amazon’s New Expanded Product Targeting: How Do I Make the Most of It?15 Jul 202200:26:04

Brent Zahradnik of AMZ Pathfinder joins Michael to consider the capabilities of Amazon’s new feature, Expanded Product Targeting. It’s like broad match product targeting because it allows you to target substitutes, compliments, and other “relevant” items shoppers may browse.

This is potentially great for non-PPCers and anyone in a growth phase but proceed with caution if you’re an Amazon Campaign Manager because this could be a quick way to waste ad spend.

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Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro– PBG, Powered By Gelato
  • 2:43 New: Expanded Product Targeting
  • 3:25 What is Product Targeting?
  • 9:20 What is Expanded Product Targeting?
  • 13:05 How do I use Expanded Product Targeting?
  • 19:20 Key lesson: Stay on top of it.
  • 24:00 Where to find Expanded Product Targeting option

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Brent Zahradnik

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin

What Accounting and Financial Metrics Should I Monitor as an Amazon Entrepreneur? 08 Jul 202200:33:00

Whether you’re an Amazon entrepreneur or a brand owner, you need guidance with your financial metrics. You might be growing your business, but if you aren’t excellent with your finances, you could lose the money you thought you had. Nobody wants that!

That’s why we’re excited to have Christian Rivera from The Ecommerce Accountant back to discuss daily and monthly financial health checks, outsourcing accounting and bookkeeping, the benefits and cautions of quick data from accounting softwares, as well as what to do now to improve your financials (especially if you didn’t realize until this episode that your financials are messier than you’d thought).

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Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro– Fact: Indian food is the best food.
  • 7:00 Financial health checks
  • 8:12 What metrics should you track daily/ monthly?
  • 9:50 What bookkeeping tasks should you own/ outsource?
  • 13:55 Working with automated accounting softwares
  • 17:09 Why you’ll want a third-party bookkeeper & tax-person
  • 23:22 What to consider with e-commerce accounting in Q3
  • 27:53 Do this now to make your financial life better
  • 29:33 Outro– No accountant dance videos yet

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Christian Rivera

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Karolina Facchin

How Do Technical and Creative Strategies Work Together in Amazon PPC?28 Jun 202400:35:44

In this episode, Michael and Laura from Envision Horizons will talk about balancing technical and creative strategies in Amazon PPC. They will reveal how to combine data-driven tactics with creative approaches to boost your Amazon ads. They will also discuss the challenges and solutions of integrating these two aspects. Additionally, they will share tips on managing teams and best practices for creating effective marketing strategies.


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🦡 Highlights

  • 0:00 -  Meet our guest: Laura Meyer from Envision Horizons

  • 0:50 - How to balance technical and creative strategies in Amazon PPC

  • 2:05 - Overcoming the challenges of combining tech and creativity

  • 3:35 - Inside look: Running a full-service Amazon agency

  • 4:45 - What are "centers of excellence" in Amazon marketing?

  • 6:11 - How to avoid siloed departments and boost teamwork

  • 8:51 - The power of pod structure for effective collaboration

  • 10:29 - Training tips for performance marketers

  • 12:02 - Key roles you need in your Amazon marketing team

  • 14:41 - Why brand awareness is crucial for PPC success

  • 18:10 - Boosting growth with DSP and AMC

  • 21:16 - The role of affiliate marketing and creator connections

  • 24:45 - How to test creative elements using PickFu

  • 27:00 - Measuring ROI: Balancing creative and technical efforts

  • 29:32 - Why a good account manager is essential

  • 32:14 - Using first-party data to enhance Amazon campaigns

  • 35:29 - Future trends in Amazon advertising you need to know

  • 37:46 - Final thoughts and top advice for Amazon sellers

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Laura Meyer

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Podcast Coordinator & Graphic Designer: Sofiia Podash

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

What Ad Metrics Should I Track Weekly for Amazon? 01 Jul 202200:42:49

Hopefully, by now you know that you should digest your high-level data weekly. What, however, should that data consist of? This week, Elizabeth Greene of Junglr joins Michael to share the core metrics, ratio metrics, and product-level metrics they track weekly. They also discuss how these reports can be customized depending on one’s definition of success– hey, it varies!-- and also different ways of logging the information so it doesn’t get lost and so no one gets overwhelmed.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

Highlights

0:00 Intro– Hot & humid

6:15 Cadence of how you digest data at a high level?

14:03 What goes into your weekly high-level overview?

20:07 Benefits of tracking month to date?

23:30 Ratio-based metrics to track

28:30 Custom monthly reports & communication

31:15 Product-level metrics

36:55 Tip: Campaign manager diary

40:13 Do your weekly reports.

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Elizabeth Greene

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

10 Steps to Maximize Amazon FBA Inventory Limits24 Jun 202200:38:47

Disclaimer: Do not listen to this episode at double the speed or you will miss valuable acronyms, definitions, and equations. You’ve been warned!

If you’re like the Ad Badger App client who recently requested a feature that stops bids when a product goes out of inventory, we have an alternative solution: don’t go out of stock in the first place. If this sounds easier said than done, it’s not; it’s just a matter of doing it. How?-- By listening to Blair Forrest of AMZ Prep’s 10 ways to be an inventory planning expert now. Boom.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro– Don’t go out of stock in the first place!
  • 3:55 Drive more sales– PPC & external traffic
  • 8:40 Create more frequent inbound shipments to Amazon
  • 10:50 Use preferred carriers for faster transit times
  • 16:18 Reduce excess inventory
  • 18:40 Fix stranded inventory
  • 20:52 Prioritize keeping popular products in stocks
  • 24:40 Be aggressive when launching new products
  • 27:52 Avoid long-term storage fees
  • 29:51 Enable Amazon FBM for a percentage of the catalog
  • 32:11 Close off inbound shipments pending for inbound performances
  • 34:28 Outro – Main takeaways

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Blair Forrest

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

How You Answer This Question Determines Your Amazon PPC Skill17 Jun 202200:09:38

In this episode, Michael helps you understand a type of analysis that you can prepare in just a few minutes that will help you understand the overall health of your Amazon Advertising account. Michael poses a question we often ask when interviewing campaign managers and then thoroughly provides the correct answer while offering steps for how to do this for yourself.

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Highlights

  • 0:00 Ad Badger Now Hiring PPC Campaign Managers
  • 1:07 The question to help optimize campaigns
  • 1:48 The correct answer
  • 3:09 How the answer helps your account
  • 9:01 Aperol spritz time

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

How to Send Google Ads Traffic to Your Amazon Listing (Classic)10 Jun 202200:39:20

Google Ads is the simplest and most impactful way to drive external traffic to Amazon. In this episode, we team up with Adam Heist to explore why to do it, how to do it, and when to do it. Adam shares first-hand experience with successfully driving external traffic. If you want to boost your ROI, this might be the simplest and most impactful way of doing so.

Previous Google Ads experience is not required.

We’ll see you in The Badger Den!

Highlights

  • 0:00 Classic episode disclaimer
  • 0:41 Intro-- Utah living
  • 2:41 Driving external traffic to Amazon listing
  • 9:30 Nefarious tactics that contradicted long-lasting strategies
  • 12:30 How to set up your first campaign on Google Ads
  • 18:05 How else to incorporate Google Ads into the marketing mix
  • 23:35 Direct URL in Google Ads?
  • 26:00 What ranking and revenue components should be considered?
  • 28:58 How to think about spend and revenue generated
  • 31:50 Other benefits of external traffic, regardless of conversions
  • 35:32 When to send traffic to your Amazon listing
  • 36:07 Do the little things that 95% of sellers are too lazy to do.

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Adam Heist

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

How Ad Badger Reduced ACOS From 45% to 35% in Two Weeks in May 202203 Jun 202200:15:08

It’s one thing to tune into the podcast every week, and another to systematically apply all the tips we offer. This episode pieces together the steps while telling a true story by Ad Badger’s CEO, Michael Facchin, as he shares a recent coaching win from a client who reached his ACOS goals quickly.

The steps are easy– review the fundamentals, optimize your bids, control your search terms, trim the fat, and optimize the product budget– but it’s all in the practice.

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Highlights

  • 0:00 Storytime: Client wishes to reduce ACOS
  • 1:45 How to Reduce ACOS - theory
  • 2:52 How to Reduce ACOS - action steps
  • 13:35 Conclusion: Success, happy ending
  • 14:23 Story summary

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

How Do I Make Excellent Amazon Sponsored Display Videos On Budget?27 May 202200:31:50

Last week on the podcast, we talked about how few people are watching your Sponsored Brand Videos. This week, Laura Meyer of Envision Horizons joins Michael to sway you to get an early mover advantage in Sponsored Display Video, currently in beta. Laura lists strategies for different budgets and overviews best practices for all of your Amazon Advertising video needs, including a template for success and how to split-test your creations. If this is the future, you’ll want to get your foot in the door now.

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Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro– Rural Massachusetts
  • 3:34 Why to transition to video ads
  • 4:45 Sponsored Display Video
  • 6:28 How to request beta of SDV
  • 7:45 What is OTT?
  • 11:15 Video best practices
  • 19:00 How to organize a/b testing for video
  • 20:51 Best way to get videos created
  • 26:07 Video difference between SBV and product page
  • 27:30 Stock image with music videos?
  • 29:38 Negotiate rights with influencers to use video
  • 30:23 Outro

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Laura Meyer

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Why No One Watches Your Amazon Sponsored Brand Videos & How To Fix It 20 May 202200:28:55

We hope you aren’t blowing your entire budget on Sponsored Brand Videos because the data tells us that nobody is watching your video, and it doesn’t matter. In this episode, Brent Zahradnik of AMZ Pathfinder joins Michael to break down the impact your videos are making, if any, and to highlight how to optimize your video, if you deem it even matters.

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Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro– Top o’ the morning
  • 1:39 Sponsored Brand Video Campaign Reports
  • 5:56 Screensharing report & recap of leading indicators
  • 8:54 Viewable impressions & view-through rate
  • 14:52 Quartile, midpoint, complete views & unmute
  • 24:05 Final takeaways
  • 27:12 What to do now

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Brent Zahradnik

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

How Do I Perfect My Amazon Inventory Management? 13 May 202200:47:40

If you’re listening to this, we bet you want operational excellence for your Amazon business, including cleaner systems to be a healthy, high-functioning operation. This week, Blair Forrest of AMZ Prep shares actionable strategies using Google sheets, all about FBA and FBM, healthy checks and balances, and advice to keep ads on, and touched on the excitement about NARF.

Please consider this the beginner and foundational episode on inventory management, and stay tuned for a future collaboration where we get even more nitty-gritty.

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Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro– PPC memes
  • 1:09 Most crucial part of your business
  • 3:44 Why is inventory fulfillment and management cool?
  • 8:20 What does bad inventory management look like?
  • 11:42 What does perfect inventory management look like?
  • 14:54 How to thrive with inventory management
  • 16:58 Checks and balances to use
  • 27:57 What should you know about NARF?
  • 35:34 Relationship with advertising and inventory
  • 43:40 What’s coming soon

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Blair Forrest

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno


How Do I Use Amazon Ad’s Console Export Feature?06 May 202200:19:17

Let’s say you log into Amazon and what you see is wildly different than last week; you have over 100 new campaigns. How do you determine where to focus your time to discover what changed and where? Insert the export button.

This week, Ryan and Michael quickly overview a tip you can use quickly. The export button is a simple feature that can save you time at the campaign and keyword level and it can also help avoid duplication when creating new campaigns with variations.

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Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro– stomach flu
  • 1:43 The Export Button
  • 4:26 Campaign change over time
  • 11:40 Quick negative exact to avoid duplication
  • 15:26 Recap & overview
  • 17:20 Outro– allergies

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Ryan Hofacre

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

How Do I Get Started With Amazon DSP?29 Apr 202200:42:01

The Amazon DSP looks snazzy and appealing, and there’s a lot of content about it on the web. (We’ve created some of it too!) Most of the existing content on Amazon DSP fails to answer the basic FAQs, like what’s the point of it and how do you get it? It’s expensive, and is it worth it? Joe Shelerud from Ad Advance joins Michael to answer these questions and more.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro– Highway fun fact
  • 2:20 Experience with Amazon DSP
  • 5:30 How to get access to DSP
  • 9:17 Money hurdles with DSP
  • 11:00 Other ways to get to DSP
  • 14:44 How freelancers get started with DSP
  • 20:45 When to consider and why to use DSP
  • 26:22 Key difference between Sponsored Display and DSP
  • 30:00 Who is DSP right for?
  • 35:10 Best first campaigns to launch on DSP
  • 38:38 Miscellaneous things to keep in mind
  • 40:19 Outro– Running in the snow

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Joe Shelerud

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

How Can Product Images on Amazon Boost Conversion Rates? 21 Jun 202400:49:13

In this episode, Michael talks with Emma from Marketing by Emma about how to make your product photos on Amazon better. They discuss why having great pictures can help increase sales, common mistakes to avoid, and easy tips to improve your listings. Emma shares her thoughts on how good images can strengthen your brand and why it’s important to follow Amazon’s guidelines. They also touch on the latest trends in product photography.


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🦡 Highlights

  • 0:00 - Introduction
  • 1:20 - Reviewing Cricut Maker images
  • 3:00 - Importance of brand images
  • 5:10 - Optimizing listings for user experience
  • 7:30 - Conversion rates and competition
  • 10:00 - Comparing traditional and modern products
  • 14:00 - Effective image strategies
  • 19:00 - Highlighting products through design
  • 24:00 - Creating compelling image stacks
  • 30:00 - Learning from competitor examples

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Emma Schermer Tamir 

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Podcast Coordinator & Graphic Designer: Sofiia Podash

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno 

Why Amazon’s Search Query Performance Dashboard is Awesome22 Apr 202200:52:02

There is a new report in Amazon’s Brand Analytics that tells you what your top 1000 most important search queries are and ranks them. It’s the first time we have first-party conversion data per query, and we are very excited about it! This is episode is meaty, chunky, and informative, so you might need to pause and re-listen a few different times to absorb it all.

We’ll see you in The PPC Den!

Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro– SQPD
  • 2:32 Where to find Search Query Performance Dashboard
  • 3:22 What is a Search Query?
  • 7:24 Time-frames within Search Query Performance Dashboard
  • 10:16 Why this report is amazing
  • 14:14 How Amazon defines rank & Search Query Volume
  • 21:30 How Amazon defines impressions in Search Query Dashboard
  • 26:15 How Amazon defines clicks in Search Query Dashboard
  • 31:03 About Cart Adds in Search Query Dashboard
  • 32:30 Search Funnel for Purchases in Search Query Dashboard
  • 34:55 Rapid fire insights
  • 47:20 Actionable steps

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Elizabeth Greene

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Common Mistakes With Amazon Product Listings and How to Avoid Them15 Apr 202200:44:46

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!

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Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro - Badger claws out!
  • 1:17 Working on Amazon Ads while traveling
  • 3:23 Recent book recommendations
  • 6:50 How Amazon Ads has changed over the years
  • 13:33 How product page optimization evolved
  • 17:11 How to coach clients to pay attention to product listings
  • 21:19 Define & identify “keyword stuffing”
  • 25:28 How to clean up keyword stuffing
  • 32:30 How to organize product listing for clarity
  • 35:37 How to know if a listing is clear
  • 41:45 Future mini-series coming?!

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Emma Shermer Tamir

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Which Non-PPC Skills Make You Better at PPC?08 Apr 202200:39:15

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 from other PPC-ers, may this episode be a jumping-off point for greater reflection and analysis.

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Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro– Music by Noemi
  • 02:35 Noemi’s agency, ScaleWave
  • 5:39 How running & scheduling impact PPC
  • 12:00 How communication skills impact PPC skills
  • 15:57 Learning as a strength skill impacts PPC
  • 18:20 Organization skills for PPC
  • 19:30 Risk management skills for PPC
  • 25:17 Evaluation & presentation skills for PPC
  • 28:30 Relationship skills impact PPC
  • 29:42 Music love impacts PPC
  • 34:35 Systems instead of goals for PPC
  • 35:50 Outro– Where to find Noemi

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Noemi Bolojan

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

New Keyword Research Approach: Gain New Clients for Amazon PPC01 Apr 202200:38:17

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.

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Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro– Fresh requests
  • 1:30 David’s Amazon Advertising background
  • 4:21 Use phrase match as a research tool
  • 9:39 Keyword density tool
  • 13:29 How to verify which terms work well
  • 17:13 Conversations about phrase match performance
  • 19:26 All about Share of Voice
  • 25:40 How to test keyword research yourself
  • 29:14 Tips for excelling as Amazon PPC manager
  • 33:26 “Blue Ocean Strategy”
  • 35:30 Outro– business mindset

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: David Khoshpasand

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno


Why and How to Use New Bulk Sheet Features in Amazon Ads25 Mar 202200:28:07

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.

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Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro– Paris mornings
  • 3:20 Big principles about bulk files
  • 09:24 What are the updates with bulk files?
  • 14:03 New to bulk files metrics
  • 17:30 Best upgrade to bulk files: renaming abilities
  • 19:26 Bulk file format upgrade
  • 20:15 New sponsored display columns
  • 22:38 Neater error solutions
  • 24:14 Action steps for bulk files
  • 25:50 Final thoughts: Bulk files 2.0

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Brent Zahradnik

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno


Evolving Thoughts: Total ACOS for Amazon Advertising in 202218 Mar 202200:34:09

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, this is the episode for you.

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Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro– Rethinking Total ACOS
  • 3:55 What has evolved with Total ACOS reporting?
  • 6:06 What reporting systems do you use with clients?
  • 8:01 What’s the biggest problem for someone who has high TACOS?
  • 13:29 Great PPC masks problems with organic
  • 21:30 Remember: imperfect data because of sponsored brands
  • 25:45 How does the cost of acquisition relate to TACOS?
  • 28:15 Extra thoughts on communicating PPC vs organic to clients

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Destaney Wishon

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Emma Walker

How Do I Increase My Amazon Market Share?11 Mar 202200:37:01

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.

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Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro– 6 years of Amazon Ads
  • 4:20 Experience shaped by agency vs aggregator?
  • 7:00 Harambe interlude
  • 8:20 What you’re missing if not considering market share/ direction
  • 15:17 How do you measure market direction?
  • 18:35 How to use Product Opportunity Explorer?
  • 22:28 How do we think about market share?
  • 25:15 How do we measure market share?
  • 32:09 Value to expect from market share analysis
  • 35:11 Outro– Tom Brady will come back!

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Michael Frekey

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Emma Walker

How do I Improve Amazon Total ACOS Fast? Boost Organic Ranking04 Mar 202200:40:57

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.

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Highlights

  • 3:58 Is Total ACOS a PPC metric, organic metric, or both?
  • 8:20 What is Total ACOS?
  • 13:44 What do you do when you realize TACOS isn’t only PPC?
  • 15:50 What factors influence TACOS that we should track?
  • 20:00 How often do you check your TACOS?
  • 25:01 How to track TACOS the best you can at the product level
  • 29:40 How to tell an Amazon owner TACOS needs organic help
  • 32: 34 Rapid-fire quick tips to improve TACOS
  • 36:03 How the Ad Badger App helps your Total ACOS

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Ryan Hofacre

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Emma Walker

Seller Stories: Growing 10 Brands at Once and Managing by KPI’s25 Feb 202200:27:18

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.

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Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro
  • 1:18 What does a Brand Manager do each day?
  • 4:12 How do you build an Amazon marketing team?
  • 8:25 How do you find the right Amazon partner?
  • 10:30 How do you go high-level and micro-level as a brand manager?
  • 13:02 What does the Overdrive Brands dashboard look like?
  • 19:15 Weekly Amazon Agency communication process
  • 23:52 Overview: Be transparent

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Adam Lind

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Emma Walker

Ad Badger’s Amazon SEO Guide Part 0: Master Keyword List18 Feb 202200:35:32

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.

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Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro– How to get hype
  • 3:25 Amp Amazon SEO efforts in tandem with Amazon PPC
  • 4:11 If PPC & SEO were animals, what would they be?
  • 5:47 SEO phase 1-3 Re-cap
  • 8:13 SEO Phase 0: What is an MKL?
  • 14:29 How to grow sales on Amazon
  • 16:50 How this relates to overall indexation
  • 21:56 Additional actionable MKL tips
  • 26:20 What columns to watch in ranking
  • 28:02 Top two shortcuts: Text & Heavy PPC
  • 30:06 Next Steven Pope & Michael episode will be…
  • 33:44 Get on base.

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Steven Pope

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Emma Walker

What Makes an Amazon PPC Manager Successful? 14 Jun 202400:43:15

In this episode, Michael talks with Abe Chomali from XP Strategy about the key aspects of Amazon PPC. They explore why it's important to know the basics, common mistakes to avoid, and practical tips for improving your campaigns. Abe shares his own experiences, discussing how culture affects PPC success and why it's crucial to keep up with changes in Amazon’s algorithms. They also discuss the impact of new FTC rules on the industry.


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🦡 Highlights ​​

1:05 Introduction

3:07 Role of curiosity and learning in PPC success

8:19 Leveraging Amazon's algorithms for better results

11:59 Ideal customer experience on Amazon

14:50 Personalization in Amazon search results

18:14 Adapting to policy changes in Amazon PPC

22:24 Impact of FTC regulations on PPC management

25:27 Protecting trade secrets in Amazon PPC

29:12 Continuous learning and professional growth in PPC

32:46 Challenges and opportunities in Amazon PPC

39:15 Podcast conclusion and key takeaways

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Abe Chomali

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Podcast Coordinator & Graphic Designer: Sofiia Podash

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno 

Maximizing Your Search Term Use on Amazon Advertising 11 Feb 202200:30:44

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.

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Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro– Is SEO acai berry juice or a Mountain Dew?
  • 2:27 Storytime: “Your SEO is wrong!”
  • 8:15 What’s a character? What’s a byte in an Amazon search term?
  • 12:11 What’s “SEO juice?” More indexed keywords?
  • 16:52 SEO tip: Go manually fill up your search term report.
  • 18:20 Consider your search term field
  • 20:36 Why don’t people value iterative SEO work?
  • 27:18 Outro: A micro-scale SEO series coming soon?

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Steven Pope

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Emma Walker

How to Forecast Your Amazon PPC Approach04 Feb 202200:33:56

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 below to understand how they came up with these numbers and scenarios, and create your own forecast accordingly!

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Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro– Get out your crystal balls!
  • 4:43 When is forecasting necessary in Amazon PPC?
  • 9:27 First step when planning an approximation
  • 10:57 Where to get approximate search volume
  • 15:50 Where to get approximations for average CPC
  • 20:05 How to build a mid-case or worst-case scenario
  • 28:35 When does Elizabeth use approximations
  • 30:40 Why approximations are useful

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Elizabeth Greene

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Emma Walker

Brand Metrics: How Do You Make the Most of It on Amazon Advertising 28 Jan 202200:46:54

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 as actionable steps for what to do within each section. Some of the sections are straightforward, but some are more unique. You’ll want to optimize accordingly.

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Highlights

  • 0:00 Intro– Get to know Daniel Tejada
  • 05:14 Looking at Brand Metrics
  • 08:17 What problems does Brand Metrics solve?
  • 11:14 What you’ll see within Brand Metrics Overview
  • 15:00 About Total Brand Shoppers
  • 16: 12 About Engaged Shopper Rate
  • 17:42 Customer Conversion Rate
  • 18:47 % Sales New-to-Brand
  • 19:00 Click into a category
  • 20:30 Walkthrough of Key Metrics
  • 22:40 Walkthrough of Awareness & how to boost it
  • 30:05 Walkthrough of Consideration
  • 33:56 Walkthrough of Purchased – BOFU metrics
  • 38:25 What to do first in Brand Metrics
  • 45:25 Chatting Amazon PPC is fun

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Host and Executive Producer: Michael Erickson Facchin

Guest Co-Host: Daniel Tejada

Senior Producer: Nancy Lili Gonzalez

Video and Audio Editor: Pedro Moreno

Graphic Designer: Emma Walker

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