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PPC AI Optimizer

Let SellerMagnet's AI continuously monitor and optimize your Amazon PPC campaigns, from bid adjustments and keyword management to budget allocation and anomaly detection.

Difficulty: 🔴 Advanced · Reading time: ~15 min

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📋 Overview

The AI Optimizer (also called AI Autopilot) is SellerMagnet's most advanced PPC feature. It continuously analyzes your campaign data and generates smart recommendations : from keyword-level bid adjustments to campaign budget reallocation and anomaly detection. Depending on your automation mode, these suggestions are applied automatically or sent to your Approval Center for review.

The AI Optimizer is not a black box. Every recommendation comes with a confidence score, a human-readable explanation, and a projected impact estimate so you always understand why a change is suggested and what to expect if you approve it.

What "Autopilot" means here. "AI Autopilot" refers to recommendations the AI applies automatically, the behavior you get in Auto-Apply mode. In Manual Review mode nothing is applied on its own: suggestions wait in the Approval Center until you approve or reject them. The mode is set by your Approval Mode in PPC Settings (Manual Review / Auto-Apply / Paused). When a change is applied automatically, it is recorded in the Activity Log with AI Autopilot as its source, so you can always tell auto-applied changes apart from ones you approved manually. Whichever mode you choose, every change still passes through your safety guardrails (Min/Max Bid and daily change limits) on its way to Amazon.

Prerequisites: Before using the AI Optimizer, make sure you have completed the setup on the PPC Settings page, specifically your Target ACoS (Advertising Cost of Sale), bid boundaries, and approval mode. The AI uses those values as guardrails for every recommendation it generates.


🎥 Video Walkthrough


Strategy Selection

Choose how aggressively the AI should optimize. Your strategy selection tells the AI what to prioritize when making trade-offs between impressions, clicks, sales volume, ACoS, and profit.

Strategy
Description
Prioritizes
Best For

Balanced (default)

Equal weight on growth and profitability

Even balance of sales volume and ACoS control

Most sellers, good all-around starting point

Aggressive / Growth

Maximize impressions, clicks, and sales volume

Visibility and market share, even at higher ACoS

Product launches, category expansion, ranking pushes

Conservative / Profit

Minimize ACoS and protect margins

Low-waste spending, pausing underperformers

Mature products with stable demand, margin-sensitive sellers

Profit Maximizer

Maximize net profit per keyword (revenue minus ad cost)

Absolute profit, not percentages

Sellers who know their exact COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) and want dollar-optimized returns

Select your strategy in the hero section at the top of the page. The AI adjusts its optimization logic, bid aggressiveness, and keyword management behavior accordingly.

Strategy Comparison: Detailed Breakdown

Behavior
Balanced
Aggressive / Growth
Conservative / Profit
Profit Maximizer

Bid increase frequency

Moderate

High

Low

Variable (profit-dependent)

Bid decrease frequency

Moderate

Low

High

Variable (profit-dependent)

Keyword pause threshold

ACoS > 2x target for 14+ days

Rarely pauses

ACoS > 1.5x target for 7+ days

Negative profit for 14+ days

Keyword harvesting

Active

Very active

Selective

Selective (high-margin terms only)

Budget reallocation

Balanced across campaigns

Shifts toward highest-impression campaigns

Shifts toward lowest-ACoS campaigns

Shifts toward highest-profit campaigns

Negative keyword suggestions

Moderate

Conservative (avoids blocking potential traffic)

Aggressive (blocks anything above target)

Profit-based (blocks anything unprofitable)

Risk tolerance

Medium

High

Low

Medium

Typical ACoS outcome

Near target

Above target (by design)

Below target

Variable, optimizes for dollars, not percentages

Pro Tip: You can change your strategy at any time. The AI re-evaluates all campaigns within one optimization cycle (typically within 24 hours). A common approach: start with Aggressive during a product launch to build keyword data, then switch to Balanced once you have 30+ days of data, and finally move to Conservative or Profit Maximizer for mature products.


AI Status Panel

The status panel at the top of the page gives you a real-time view of the AI's operational state.

Indicator
Description
What to Watch For

Current Mode

Manual Review / Auto-Apply / Paused

Ensure this matches your intended level of automation

Active Strategy

Which optimization strategy is currently selected

Verify this aligns with your current business goals

Last Optimization

Timestamp of the most recent AI analysis run

If stale (24+ hours), check sync schedule and API status

Next Scheduled Run

When the AI will analyze data next

Helpful for planning review sessions

Pending Actions

Number of recommendations awaiting your decision

High numbers mean the Approval Center needs attention

Actions Applied (Last 7 Days)

Count of changes executed in the past week

Gives you a pulse on AI activity level

System Health

Green (healthy), Yellow (delayed), Red (error)

Yellow or Red requires attention, see Troubleshooting

Quick Win: Bookmark a time each morning to check the AI Status Panel. A 2-minute glance tells you whether everything is running smoothly or if something needs attention.


📊 Portfolio Health Score

The AI Optimizer summarizes your account's overall PPC health as a single 0--100 score, color-coded from red (needs work) through amber and blue to green (healthy). It is an equal-weighted blend (25% each) of four sub-scores:

Sub-score
What it measures

ACoS vs target

How your achieved ACoS compares to your Target ACoS

Conversion

Your portfolio conversion rate (CVR)

Efficiency

The share of your spend that is profitable

Data quality

How much of your portfolio has enough click data to judge

The score is shown alongside (and is distinct from) the per-keyword average score and the period momentum trend.

The Score Is Graded Relative to Your Target ACoS

This is the single most important thing to understand about the score: the ACoS component is graded against your Target ACoS, not against an absolute benchmark. That means a healthy, profitable account can read "Critical" purely because its Target ACoS is set far below what it is actually achieving.

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Read the score with confidence and data volume in mind. A score built on thin data is less trustworthy than one built on thousands of clicks. The individual recommendations carry their own confidence levels and click-count notes, weigh those alongside the headline score rather than treating the number as an absolute verdict.


Smart Recommendations

PPC Approval Center: review AI suggestions before applying
PPC AI Optimizer - Automated campaign optimization

The AI generates several types of recommendations, each shown as an actionable card in the Approval Center (Manual Review mode) or executed automatically (Auto-Apply mode).

Recommendation Types

Type
Description
Typical Frequency

Bid increases

Raise bids on high-converting, profitable keywords that can capture more traffic

Daily to weekly

Bid decreases

Lower bids on high-ACoS or underperforming keywords to reduce waste

Daily to weekly

Keyword pauses

Pause keywords with consistently poor performance (high spend, zero or near-zero conversions)

Weekly

Keyword harvesting

Promote high-performing search terms from auto campaigns into manual campaigns as exact or phrase match keywords

Weekly

Budget reallocation

Shift budget from low-ROI campaigns to high-ROI campaigns to maximize overall portfolio efficiency

Weekly to biweekly

Negative keywords

Block search terms that generate clicks but no conversions, wasting ad spend

Weekly

Placement adjustments

Modify Top of Search or Product Pages bid modifiers based on placement-level performance data

Biweekly

Campaign state changes

Enable or disable entire campaigns based on aggregate performance trends

Rare, only when a campaign is clearly failing or succeeding

Recommendation Card Details

Each recommendation card displays:

  • Type icon and descriptive title (e.g., "Increase bid for 'wireless charger stand'")

  • Affected items count (e.g., "12 keywords across 3 campaigns")

  • Estimated impact: Projected ACoS change, estimated additional sales, or estimated spend savings

  • Confidence score: Data reliability percentage (higher = more historical data supports the recommendation)

  • Reasoning: Plain-language explanation of why the AI is suggesting this change

  • Action buttons : Approve (apply the change), Preview (expand to see all affected keywords/campaigns), Reject (dismiss with optional feedback)

Pro Tip: When you reject a recommendation, use the optional feedback field to tell the AI why. For example: "This keyword is for a seasonal product, keep bid as-is until Q4." The AI uses rejection feedback to refine future suggestions.

Scenario: Reviewing a Bid Increase Recommendation

You open the Approval Center and see a recommendation: "Increase bid on 8 keywords in Campaign 'Wireless Chargers - DE'". You click Preview and see:

The AI explains: "These keywords are converting well below your Target ACoS of 25%. Increasing bids should capture more impressions at profitable CPCs."

You approve the recommendation. The bids are updated in Amazon Ads within 15 minutes.

Keyword
Current Bid
Suggested Bid
Change
Current ACoS
Projected ACoS
Confidence

wireless charger stand

0.85

1.05

+24%

18%

16%

92%

qi charger desk

0.62

0.78

+26%

22%

19%

87%

fast wireless charger

1.20

1.45

+21%

15%

14%

95%

Estimated Savings & Growth

The AI Optimizer summarizes the projected upside of its recommendations as two headline figures, estimated savings (mainly from bid decreases and negations that cut waste) and estimated growth (additional sales from scaling profitable terms). The savings figure is derived from the size of the suggested bid reductions projected forward, so you can gauge the value of acting on the decrease suggestions before you approve them.

Duplicate Keyword Detection

The AI can detect the same keyword running across multiple campaigns or ad groups, where your own campaigns end up bidding against each other for the same term. When it finds duplicates, it offers a one-click action to pause the duplicates and keep the best-performing instance enabled (the confirmation reads "N duplicate keywords will be paused. The best-performing instance stays enabled.").

Why this saves money: When the same term lives in two campaigns, you can negate a wasteful query in one and still bleed spend on it through the other. Consolidating to the single best-performing instance closes that gap and removes self-competition across your portfolio.


Performance Insights

The AI generates plain-language insights based on your campaign data. These are not actionable recommendations, they are observations designed to help you understand what is happening and why.

Categories of insights:

  • Key Findings: e.g., "Your top 5 keywords drive 60% of total sales but only account for 35% of spend, these are your most efficient performers"

  • Optimization Opportunities: e.g., "3 keywords have ACoS above 50% and have spent more than 20 combined with zero conversions in the last 14 days"

  • Anomalies Detected: e.g., "CTR dropped 25% on Monday across Campaign 'Bluetooth Speakers - US', investigate potential listing suppression or competitor activity"

  • Trend Analysis: Yesterday vs. today, week-over-week, and month-over-month changes in key metrics (spend, sales, ACoS, impressions, CTR)

  • Competitive Signals: e.g., "Average CPC for 'portable speaker' has increased 18% in the last 7 days, competitor bidding activity may be rising"

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Tip: Performance Insights update after each optimization run. Read them before reviewing recommendations, they provide the context you need to make faster approve/reject decisions.


Keyword Optimization Table

A detailed, sortable, filterable table of all AI-suggested bid changes for the current cycle.

Column
Description

Keyword

Keyword text and match type (Exact, Phrase, Broad)

Campaign / Ad Group

Parent campaign and ad group

Current Bid

Your current bid in Amazon Ads

Suggested Bid

AI-recommended bid

Change

Percentage and absolute change (e.g., +15%, +0.12)

Current ACoS

ACoS for this keyword over the lookback period

Projected ACoS

Estimated ACoS after the bid change is applied

Clicks (Period)

Total clicks during the lookback period

Conversions (Period)

Total conversions during the lookback period

Confidence

AI confidence level (0--100%) based on data volume and consistency

Reason

Human-readable explanation of the recommendation

Status

Pending, Approved, Rejected, Applied

Bulk actions: Select multiple keywords using checkboxes and approve or reject them in batch. You can also filter by recommendation type, confidence level, campaign, or ACoS range to focus on the most impactful suggestions first.

Best Practice: Sort by Confidence (descending) and approve high-confidence suggestions first. These are backed by the most data and carry the lowest risk. Review lower-confidence suggestions more carefully, they may be based on limited clicks or short time periods.


Budget Allocation Suggestions

The AI analyzes your entire campaign portfolio and recommends budget shifts to maximize overall efficiency.

  • Current Allocation: Pie or bar chart showing how your daily budget is distributed across campaigns today

  • Recommended Allocation: Where the AI suggests reallocating spend, with specific dollar amounts

  • Projected Impact: Estimated sales increase, ACoS improvement, or profit gain from the reallocation

  • Reallocation Details: Table showing each campaign's current budget, suggested budget, and the net change

Actions: View Details, Apply Recommendation, Dismiss

Scenario: Budget Reallocation Across EU Campaigns

You have 5 campaigns across DE and FR with a total daily budget of 200.

The AI projects that this reallocation would increase total portfolio sales by 12% while reducing overall ACoS from 24% to 21%.

Campaign
Current Budget
Suggested Budget
Change
Rationale

DE - Exact Match

60

80

+20

Highest ROAS campaign (4.2x), limited by budget

DE - Broad Match

50

35

-15

High ACoS (38%), diminishing returns

DE - Auto

30

25

-5

Sufficient for discovery; excess goes to Exact

FR - Exact Match

40

45

+5

Growing market, strong conversion rate

FR - Auto

20

15

-5

Low volume, adequate at reduced budget


Anomaly Detection

The AI continuously monitors your campaign data for unusual patterns that may indicate problems requiring immediate attention.

Anomaly Type
Example
Typical Severity

CTR drop

Sudden click-through rate decrease on a campaign or keyword set

Medium to High

Spend surge

Unexpected spike in daily spend (e.g., 2x normal level)

High to Critical

Impression drop

Significant decrease in ad impressions (possible listing or keyword issue)

Medium

Budget exhaustion

Campaign hitting daily budget cap before midday

High

Conversion rate drop

Sharp decline in conversion rate (possible listing, pricing, or stock issue)

High

Quality issues

Impression share dropping for key terms (competitors outbidding you)

Medium

CPC spike

Average CPC jumps significantly (possible competitor bid war)

Medium

Each anomaly shows:

  • Severity: Critical (red), High (orange), Medium (blue), Low (gray)

  • Timestamp and affected entity (campaign, keyword, or ad group)

  • Metric details: What changed, by how much, and compared to what baseline

  • Suggested remediation: AI-recommended action to address the anomaly

  • Approve / Dismiss buttons

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Tip: Not all anomalies are bad. A sudden impression surge after launching a Lightning Deal is expected behavior. Use the Dismiss button to tell the AI this anomaly is not a concern, which helps it calibrate future detection sensitivity.


💡 Opportunities: Products Worth Advertising

Beyond optimizing existing campaigns, the AI Optimizer surfaces Opportunities, products in your catalog that are not yet being advertised (or are under-advertised) but look like strong candidates for a campaign. Each opportunity is scored 0--100 and sorted into a tier:

Tier
Meaning

STAR

Strongest candidates, advertise these first

GROWTH

Solid candidates with room to scale

TEST

Worth a small, controlled test

SKIP

Not recommended right now

Each opportunity card shows the supporting evidence, sales rank, margin, profit per unit, units sold, sales velocity, and days of cover, along with a projected outcome (suggested budget, estimated sales, ACoS, implied ROAS, orders, and bid) and a confidence level.

Products are automatically excluded with a clear reason when they are not eligible, for example: Already advertised, Listing inactive, Missing price, No stock, No organic sales (30d), or Negative margin. You can also export the opportunities list (CSV or Excel) with the tier, score, suggested template, suggested budget, and the daily sales/orders/ACoS estimates.

Pre-Flight Estimate (Before You Launch)

When you choose to create a campaign from an opportunity, a Pre-flight estimate modal opens before anything is created, so you see the economics first.

The pre-flight estimate covers:

  • Economic impact : projected daily spend, the 30-day spend range, projected 30-day revenue lift, implied ROAS, and estimated orders and clicks per day

  • Profitability : projected net profit over 30 days (revenue lift × product margin, minus ad spend) and a comparison of your break-even ACoS vs Target ACoS, with a headroom badge that warns when your target sits above break-even

  • Risk and confidence : Low / Medium / High labels, plus the evaluation window the estimate is based on

  • Campaign setup preview : the template, daily budget, default bid, and Target ACoS that would be used

  • Keyword seeds : the proposed keywords (a mix of Amazon recommendations and proven winners)

  • Conflict detection : keywords that already appear in a sibling campaign are flagged ("keyword bleed") so you do not create internal competition

From the modal you can Continue to review, Pick a different preset, or Cancel.


Optimization History

A time-series chart showing the cumulative impact of AI optimizations over time:

  • Total Spend (line): How your daily/weekly spend has changed

  • Total Sales (line): Revenue attributed to PPC campaigns

  • ACoS Trend (line): Advertising cost of sale over time

  • Orders (bars): Number of orders per period

  • AI Actions Applied (markers): Dots on the timeline showing when the AI made changes

This visualization helps you answer the critical question: "Is the AI making my campaigns better over time?"

Before/After: AI Optimizer Impact Examples

Example 1: Mature Product Portfolio (Conservative Strategy, 60-Day Window)

Metric
Before AI Optimizer
After 60 Days
Change

Average ACoS

32%

22%

-10 percentage points

Monthly Ad Spend

4,200

3,600

-14%

Monthly PPC Sales

13,100

16,400

+25%

Wasted Spend (zero-conversion keywords)

890/month

210/month

-76%

Active Keywords

620

485 (135 paused by AI)

Quality over quantity

Example 2: Product Launch (Aggressive Strategy, 30-Day Window)

Metric
Before AI Optimizer
After 30 Days
Change

Average ACoS

55%

42%

-13 percentage points

Daily Impressions

8,500

22,000

+159%

Monthly PPC Sales

1,200

4,800

+300%

Keywords Harvested from Auto

0

47 new exact match keywords

Expanded manual targeting

Organic Rank (main keyword)

Page 4

Page 1, position 8

PPC-driven ranking improvement

Note: Results vary based on product category, competition level, and starting campaign quality. The examples above are based on aggregated anonymized data from SellerMagnet users. Your results may differ.


Configuration

These settings are also accessible from the PPC Settings page. Changing them here has the same effect.

Setting
Description
Options

Strategy

Optimization approach: affects all AI decisions

Balanced, Aggressive, Conservative, Profit Max

Lookback Period

How far back the AI looks when analyzing performance

7, 14, 30, 60, or 90 days

Run Schedule

How often the AI analyzes data and generates recommendations

Every 6 hours, Daily, Every 3 days, Weekly

Blackout Dates

Days when no automated changes should be made

Date picker

Daily Change Limit

Maximum percentage a single bid can change per day

5%--50% (default: 20%)

Minimum Data Threshold

Minimum clicks before the AI will suggest changes to a keyword

5--100 clicks (default: 10)

Best Practice: Set the Minimum Data Threshold to at least 10 clicks. Suggesting bid changes on keywords with only 2--3 clicks is statistically unreliable and can lead to premature pauses of potentially good keywords.


Seller Profile
Recommended Strategy
Lookback
Run Schedule
Notes

New seller, first product

Aggressive

7 days

Daily

Prioritize data collection and visibility

Established seller, stable catalog

Balanced or Conservative

14 days

Daily

Focus on efficiency and incremental improvement

High-volume seller (100+ daily orders)

Profit Maximizer

14--30 days

Every 6 hours

Dollar-optimized with frequent re-evaluation

Seasonal seller (holiday/Q4 focus)

Aggressive pre-season, Conservative in-season

7--14 days

Daily

Switch strategies as the season progresses

Agency managing 10+ clients

Per-client (typically Balanced start)

14 days

Daily

Use Manual Review for all client accounts

Private label launching new ASIN (Amazon Standard Identification Number)

Aggressive for 30--60 days, then Balanced

7 days

Daily

Build keyword data fast, then optimize


⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
Mistake
Why It Hurts
How to Fix

Never reviewing AI suggestions (leaving hundreds pending)

The AI cannot learn your preferences; suggestions become stale and irrelevant

Set a daily or weekly review cadence; approve or reject every suggestion

Using Aggressive strategy on a low-margin product

AI prioritizes volume over profitability, you may drive sales at a loss

Switch to Conservative or Profit Maximizer for low-margin products

Setting Lookback Period too short (7 days) on stable products

Short windows amplify noise, a single bad day skews all suggestions

Use 14--30 days for products with consistent demand

Ignoring anomaly alerts

A spend surge or CTR drop can waste hundreds in hours if left unchecked

Enable notifications and respond to Critical/High anomalies within 24 hours

Approving everything without reading the reasoning

Teaches the AI that all suggestions are good, even ones based on limited data

Read the confidence score and reasoning; reject low-confidence suggestions you are not sure about

Running Auto-Apply without setting a Daily Change Limit

Bids can swing dramatically in a single day, destabilizing campaign performance

Always set a Daily Change Limit (20% is a safe default) before enabling Auto-Apply

Expecting results in 48 hours

The AI needs at least 1--2 optimization cycles (and sufficient historical data) to generate meaningful recommendations

Give the AI at least 14 days of campaign data and 2--3 optimization cycles before evaluating its effectiveness

## 🔧 Troubleshooting

AI Not Generating Recommendations

Symptom
Likely Cause
Solution

"Insufficient data" message

Less than 14 days of campaign data available

Wait for more data to accumulate; ensure sync is running

Zero pending actions for 7+ days

Approval mode may be set to Paused

Check PPC Settings, switch to Manual Review or Auto-Apply

Recommendations only for some campaigns

Other campaigns have too few clicks to meet the Minimum Data Threshold

Lower the threshold or wait for more traffic; consider increasing bids to generate clicks

Strategy card shows "Inactive"

AI Optimizer may be disabled at the account level

Check the main toggle at the top of the AI Optimizer page

Unexpected AI Behavior

Symptom
Likely Cause
Solution

AI suggesting bids above your comfort level

Max Bid in Settings is too high for your risk tolerance

Lower the Max Bid ceiling in PPC Settings

AI pausing keywords you want to keep

Keywords have ACoS far above your Target ACoS and the AI's pause threshold

Either increase your Target ACoS or manually un-pause the keyword and reject the suggestion (the AI will learn)

AI not suggesting changes for a specific campaign

Campaign may be excluded, paused in Amazon, or have insufficient data

Verify the campaign is active in Amazon Ads and has enough clicks in the lookback period

Projected impact estimates seem too optimistic

Projections are based on historical trends and assume stable competition

Treat projections as directional estimates, not guarantees, actual results may vary by 20--30%

System Health Issues

Symptom
Likely Cause
Solution

System Health shows Yellow (delayed)

Sync delay or high processing load

Usually resolves within a few hours; check API Status in PPC Settings

System Health shows Red (error)

API connection issue, expired token, or Amazon Ads outage

Check PPC Settings > API Status for error details; reconnect if token is expired

"Last Optimization" timestamp is 48+ hours old

Run schedule may be set to Weekly, or a sync error is blocking the pipeline

Verify sync schedule and API status; click Sync Now to force a refresh


❓ FAQ

How long does it take for the AI Optimizer to show results?

Most sellers see meaningful impact within 2--4 weeks. The AI needs at least 14 days of historical data to generate reliable suggestions. The first 1--2 weeks are a "learning phase" where the AI is calibrating to your campaigns.

Can the AI Optimizer make things worse?

The guardrails (bid boundaries, daily change limits, blackout dates) let you prevent destructive changes. In Manual Review mode, nothing changes without your approval. In Auto-Apply mode, the Daily Change Limit caps how much any single bid can move per day. That said, no optimization tool is perfect, monitoring the Optimization History chart regularly is recommended.

Does the AI learn from my approve/reject decisions?

Yes. Every approve or reject decision feeds back into the AI's model. Over time, the AI generates suggestions that increasingly align with your preferences. Consistent feedback (especially rejections with reasons) accelerates this learning.

Can I run different strategies for different campaigns?

Currently, the strategy is set at the profile level (one strategy per marketplace). Campaign-level strategy overrides are on the roadmap. For now, if you need different strategies for different campaigns, focus on using the Keyword Optimization Table to selectively approve or reject suggestions per campaign.

What happens during Blackout Dates?

The AI still runs analysis and generates recommendations, but no changes are applied (even in Auto-Apply mode). Recommendations accumulate in the Approval Center and can be reviewed and applied after the blackout period ends.

How does the Profit Maximizer strategy differ from Conservative?

Conservative minimizes ACoS (percentage). Profit Maximizer maximizes absolute profit (dollars). A keyword with 30% ACoS but 500 in monthly attributed sales might be kept or increased by Profit Maximizer (because it generates strong profit) but decreased by Conservative (because 30% ACoS exceeds a typical conservative target). Profit Maximizer requires accurate COGS data for best results.

Can I undo a change the AI made?

Yes. In the Optimization History, you can view every change the AI has made. Each change has a Revert option that restores the previous bid or setting. Note that reverting does not undo the market impact, if a bid was increased for 3 days before reverting, the impressions and spend from those 3 days are not refundable.

How does keyword harvesting work?

The AI monitors search terms in your auto campaigns that are converting well (high CTR, good ACoS, multiple conversions). It then suggests adding these search terms as exact or phrase match keywords in your manual campaigns, giving you more control over bids for proven performers. The original auto campaign continues to discover new search terms.

Is there a limit to how many recommendations the AI generates per cycle?

There is no hard limit, but the AI prioritizes recommendations by expected impact. In a typical cycle, you might see 10--50 suggestions for an account with 20 campaigns and 500 keywords. Larger accounts may see more.


Use Case Scenarios

Scenario 1: Managing 500 Keywords Across 3 EU Marketplaces

You sell kitchen accessories on Amazon DE, FR, and IT. You have 500 active keywords across 12 campaigns.

Challenge: Manually reviewing bids for 500 keywords across 3 markets is a full-time job. Different marketplaces have different CPCs, conversion rates, and competition levels.

Solution:

1

Balanced

Set strategy to Balanced (good default for multi-market management).

2

14 days

Set lookback to 14 days per marketplace.

3

Auto-Apply

Enable Auto-Apply with a 20% Daily Change Limit.

4

Optimization History

Review the Optimization History weekly to ensure the AI is trending your overall ACoS in the right direction.

5

Budget Reallocation

Use Budget Reallocation suggestions to shift spend toward your best-performing marketplace.

Expected Outcome: The AI handles the 500-keyword bid management across all three markets. You spend 15 minutes per week reviewing the history chart and anomaly alerts instead of 2+ hours per day manually adjusting bids.

Scenario 2: Launching a New Product with Zero History

You are launching a new product in the US marketplace. You have one auto campaign and one manual campaign with 30 seed keywords.

Challenge: No historical data means the AI has nothing to analyze. You need traffic fast to build keyword data and organic ranking.

Solution:

1

Aggressive / Growth

Set strategy to Aggressive / Growth.

2

7 days

Set lookback to 7 days (react quickly to early data).

3

Manual Review

Use Manual Review mode for the first 2 weeks (you want to see every suggestion while data is thin).

4

Step 4

Set a higher Target ACoS (50--60%), you are investing in visibility, not optimizing for profit yet.

5

Keyword Harvesting

Pay special attention to Keyword Harvesting suggestions, the AI will surface converting search terms from your auto campaign that should be moved to manual.

Expected Outcome: Within 30 days, the AI has harvested 30--50 new keywords from your auto campaign, identified your top 10 performers, and paused any seed keywords that proved unprofitable. You switch to Balanced strategy for the next phase.

Scenario 3: Agency Onboarding a New Client

You are an agency onboarding a new client who has been running Amazon PPC for a year without optimization tools. Their current ACoS is 45% against a target of 25%.

Challenge: The client has years of accumulated inefficiency, wasteful keywords, outdated bids, and no negative keyword strategy. You need to show results within 30 days to retain the client.

Solution:

1

Step 1

Connect the client's account and let 14 days of data sync.

2

Conservative / Profit

Set strategy to Conservative / Profit, the priority is reducing waste, not growing volume.

3

Manual Review

Use Manual Review mode, you want to approve every change on a client account.

4

Bid Decreases

Focus on three recommendation types: Bid Decreases (reduce overspending), Keyword Pauses (stop bleeding on zero-conversion keywords), and Negative Keywords (block wasteful search terms).

5

Optimization History

Present the Optimization History chart to the client weekly to demonstrate progress.

Expected Outcome: Within 30 days, ACoS drops from 45% to 28--32% through waste elimination. The client sees clear, data-backed results in the weekly reports. You switch to Balanced strategy for month two to start growing profitable sales.


➡️ What's Next?

PPC Approval CenterPPC Analytics

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