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The Explore & Exploit PPC Method: A 3-Step Formula to Scale Ads

Learn how to scale your Amazon PPC profitably using a 3-step formula. We dive into conversion checks, structured campaigns, and aggressive scaling tactics to dominate the search page!

  • A high ad spend (TACoS) is often a listing conversion problem, not a PPC problem—aim for at least a 1% CTR and 5% conversion rate first.
  • Use a basic four-campaign structure to funnel new keyword discoveries from auto campaigns into highly targeted manual exact campaigns.
  • One visitor only clicks once; if you are highly profitable with sufficient inventory, scale aggressively with video ads to maximize visibility.
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Nazif Madian · Founder, PPC Assist

Nazif is a software developer with 20 years of experience and a former Amazon seller. He founded PPC Assist to help sellers and agencies automate ad analysis while maintaining full control over their PPC strategies.

The mini-framework

The Explore & Exploit PPC Formula

Do these in order

  1. 1

    Validate Listing Conversion

    Compare your conversion rate to competitors (aim for 5%+) and fix your listing creative before pouring money into ads.

  2. 2

    Build Campaign Fundamentals

    Set up a four-campaign structure (Auto, Phrase, Exact, Product) with negative targeting to continuously explore new keywords and exploit profitable ones.

  3. 3

    Verify Profitability to Scale

    Ensure your TACoS is profitable and your inventory is stocked, then aggressively scale visibility across the search page using Sponsored Brand video.

How this builds back to the Amazon Formula

Welcome to another episode of Framework Daddy! Today we are talking about scaling Amazon PPC, and it turns out, it really just comes down to a formula. So just so I’m clear, a lot of sellers think they have a PPC problem when they actually have a conversion problem. Nazif completely blew my mind today by showing us why you should never spend money on ads until you’ve validated that your listing is converting. It’s super cool to see how fixing your creative first can literally cut your TACoS in half before you even touch your ad bids. Wow, wow, wow!

Let’s actually dive in to how this builds back to the Amazon formula. We focus a lot on impressions—how many people even see your product. Nazif’s ‘explore and exploit’ fishing strategy guarantees you maximize those impressions profitably by testing broad terms and spearing the winners. Once you nail the fundamentals and secure your inventory, you can launch advanced scaling tactics like Sponsored Brand video campaigns. You basically become the ‘Tide’ laundry detergent of Amazon, taking up all the space on the search page shelf so customers have absolutely no choice but to click your product!

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