KDP Starter 03b: Low ACOS | Targets
Updated
April 23, 2024

What This Recipe Does

Increase reach and impression share by increasing bids on high ACOS targets. Segmenting by profit volume—low, moderate, and high—ensures that adjustments are based on the most relevant data:

  • Low volume: 30-day look back
  • Moderate volume: 14-day look back
  • High volume: 7-day look back

When to Use This Recipe

Implement this Recipe to continuously manage and adjust bids for targets that are below your profitability threshold. It's designed to be universally applicable and beneficial for ongoing campaign optimization, ensuring that your advertising budget is always directed toward the most profitable targets.

Key Benefits

  • Concentrates ad spend on your most cost-effective targets
  • Segments targets by profit volume to ensure bid adjustments are driven by the most relevant data
  • Increases reach and impression share for your most profitable targets

Composer Customization Tips

  • Set the Blended ACOS threshold 2-5% below your target Blended ACOS. Each profit volume segment should share the same Blended ACOS threshold.
  • Make use of the global options to selectively include or exclude campaigns and ad groups based on keywords.

Recommended Schedule & Actions

Adjust bids 2-4% daily. Start with 2% for gradual changes, or opt for higher a percent for more aggressive bid increases.

Composer
Data Source
Targets

=== GLOBAL OPTIONS ===

These options apply to all profit volumes.

*/

(

  over the last 2 days state = effectively enabled

     // and clicks < 1 // Click threshold. Only raises bids when not getting enough clicks.

     // and campaign name does not contain "lottery" // Keyword exclusion. Use this to exclude campaigns using keywords in your campaign name

     // and ad group name contains "close match" // Keyword inclusion. Use this to only include ad groups that contain specific keywords in your ad group name.

)

// === END GLOBAL OPTIONS ===

and

(

// === LOW PROFIT VOLUME ===

  (

     (

        (

           over the last 30 days // Date range selection

              blended profit >= $8 // Order threshold

          and blended acos < 95% // ACOS Threshold. Set 2-5% below your target ACOS

        )

and

        (

           over the last 14 days blended profit < $16 // Eliminates Recipe overlap with Moderate and High Volume Order Recipes

        )

     )

  )

OR

// === MODERATE PROFIT VOLUME ===

     (

        (

           over the last 14 days // Date range selection

              blended profit >= $16 // Order threshold

          and blended acos < 95% // ACOS Threshold. Set 2-5% below your target ACOS

        )

and

        (

           over the last 7 days blended profit < $16 // Eliminates Recipe overlap with High Volume Order Recipes

        )

     )

OR

// === HIGH PROFIT VOLUME ===

        (

           over the last 7 days // Date range selection

              blended profit >= $16 // Order threshold

          and blended acos < 95% // ACOS Threshold. Set 2-5% below your target ACOS

        )

)

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