Shopify Breaks Boundaries: Welcomes Amazon's 'Buy with Prime'! 🚧
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How Should I Set My Starting Bid For An Amazon PPC Campaign? [The PPC Den Podcast]
I teamed up with Michael Erickson-Facchin from Ad Badger on The PPC Den Podcast and tackled the age-old question: "How should I set my starting bid to?"
Sounds simple, but it's a loaded question!
Well, setting the right bid can mean the difference between spending a fortune and getting no sales or making your ads the cash-cows they're meant to be. We dove into the pros and cons of Amazon’s suggested bids, unearthing whether they're really the treasure map we hope for, or just a wild goose chase.
Imagine knowing how to play the bid game just right, so you're not just throwing coins into a wishing well, but making strategic moves. That's gold for any Amazon Seller and Advertisers! 🌟
Why You Need to Stop Sleeping On Google Advertising for Your Amazon Products
It's time to dive into the deep blue ocean of opportunities that most haven't even considered. Yup, I'm talking about Google Ads for Amazon! Hold on, I know what you're thinking: "Why Google Ads? I'm already on Amazon!"
Well, here's a fun fact: 53% of shoppers hit up Google for product searches before making their purchase. That's a massive audience you might be missing out on. 🌍
By tapping into Google Ads, you're not just getting more eyeballs on your products; you're catching them earlier in their buying journey. In the marketing funnel Google search sits just above Amazon in the Awareness phase (while on Amazon shoppers are already at the Purchase stage) so you are going upstream to reach new potential customers. Plus, with tools like Ampd's Ad Automation Toolkit, it's easier than ever to bridge the gap between Google and Amazon, track conversions, and even get keyword-level ACoS insights.
And guess what? Ampd works in tandem up with Amazon's Brand Referral BONUS Program, letting you earn money towards your Amazon fees on qualified sales. Ka-ching! 💸
Dive into our latest blog post to discover the how-tos and benefits of this untapped goldmine.
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Bid Placement Modifiers for Rest of Search
Amazon Ads saw one minor but still noteworthy change last month amongst the flurry of other updates. It relates to Sponsored Product bid modifiers. As you probably know if you’re reading this section of our newsletter, you can add a percentage increase modifier for your bids on Sponsored Products for both Top of Search and Product Page ad placements. You could not (until now) do so for Rest of Search which meant it always had the lowest bid of the 3 placement types. With this update, we will have the ability to boost that placement by up to 900%.
Heres the kicker: looking at our data the Rest of Search placement has a higher conversion rate percentage than Product Page placements, so we are happy to have more control over this placement to benefit from that fact.
There's one remaining feature that we’ve pinned after for ages which is the ability to decrease bids by placement. This would allow us to deprioritize bids for placements that have proven to NOT meet our performance or exposure goals. Its still on our Q4 wishlist so maybe this is the year 😁 (one can hope!)
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I’ll be speaking at the Amafest UK event which is happening on October 6, 2023 at The Old Ship Hotel in Brighton. I’ll be sharing our knowledge on Amazon Marketing Stream (AMS) and how to take advantage of it to make an impact in your advertising. Set aside a full day on your calendar because this conference is tailor-made for Amazon sellers like us. I’m looking forward to my first time in Brighton too - all my English friends tell me it's a great city!
Amafest UK is perfect for those considering jumping into the Amazon marketplace or established brands who want to spend a day leveling up. We'll hear from international speakers and top-notch Amazon sellers who know the ins and outs of the industry. They'll spill their secrets and give us the inside scoop on how to grow your business through a powerful Amazon channel in the UK and globally.
See you there! 👀
Amazon Trending Tidbits 📰
Amazon has blocked ChatGPT’s bot from crawling its site
Remember those childhood games of hide and seek? Well, the tech giants are having their own round, and ChatGPT's bot is ‘it’! But here's the twist: instead of hiding behind trees, they're using good ol' robots.txt files to keep out unwanted visitors. 🌲➡️🔐
You've got the likes of Amazon, NYT, and CNN (just to name-drop a few) racing to keep GPTBot's prying eyes away from their digital treasures. Why the sudden game of digital keep-away? Simple: copyright concerns and the burning question of data ownership. While OpenAI promised to respect the "no entry" sign of robots.txt, companies aren't taking any chances. And can we blame them? In the vast digital playground, boundaries are a must! 🚫🤖
Curious to see who's on list of major websites giving GPTBot the slip? Business Insider compiled a list of the big players going incognito. So, stay tuned and keep those tech antennas up!
Shopify Enables Buy with Prime on Its Merchants’ Stores
Just when we thought Shopify was drawing a line in the sand, they've not only erased it, but turned it into a bridge to Amazon. Despite previous warnings to its merchants about integrating "Buy with Prime", Shopify has now welcomed it with open arms. Why? Well, the allure of that renowned Prime logo and its delivery promises could build credibility and brand awareness. 📈
From a shopper's lens, this is the golden ticket. Prime members can now wander outside Amazon's walls, enjoying the benefits of their membership on Shopify's turf. For sellers, it's about increasing trust and tapping into Amazon's vast customer base.
And here's the ultimate teaser: Ecomcrew got a list detailing the full roll-out of this feature, set to be available for all US-based Shopify merchants by September's end.
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- Brent
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