US campaigns copied to Australia
Keywords, bids and budgets copied from Amazon.com chase US words and US click prices in a much smaller market.
A senior strategist runs your Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands and Sponsored Display ads on Amazon.com.au: Australian search terms, targets worked out on revenue after GST and fees, budgets planned around the Australian shopping calendar, and your share of your category's top searches every week.
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Amazon.com.au runs the same sponsored ads as Amazon.com. What changes is the size of the market, how Australians search, what a sale is worth after GST, when demand peaks and who you bid against. An Australian account needs its own plan.
What changes on Amazon.com.au
Four thingsAmazon.com.au has far fewer shoppers than Amazon.com, so wasted clicks hurt sooner and long, specific search terms carry more of your sales. We build keywords from Australian search data and harvest new ones every week.
Prices on Amazon.com.au include 10% GST. We check how your ad reports count it and set ACoS targets from the revenue you keep after GST and fees.
End of financial year sales in June, Prime Day in July, Black Friday and Cyber Monday in November, then Christmas and Boxing Day. Budgets are raised before each one.
On Amazon.com.au you bid against local brands and against sellers shipping from overseas, often on the same search terms.
These four gaps cost Amazon.com.au accounts the most. Each one has a plain fix.
Keywords, bids and budgets copied from Amazon.com chase US words and US click prices in a much smaller market.
An ACoS target set on sales that include GST looks safe while the margin you keep is thinner than it seems.
Daily budgets sized for a normal week run out in the June sales or on Black Friday, when Australians are buying.
ACoS says what a sale cost. It does not say whether rivals are taking your top searches on Amazon.com.au.
The same senior-led method we use for every brand, set up for the Australian marketplace.
Your share of the top Australian searches in your category next to your top 3 rivals, in writing.
Australian search terms, targets set after GST and fees, and campaigns kept tight for a smaller market.
A senior strategist tunes bids, budgets and negatives every week and plans each Australian peak ahead.
Sales, spend, ACoS, TACoS and your share of the searches that matter, every week.
Keywords, targets, peaks, brand defence, your next market and the weekly report. Pick one to see how we run it.
We start from your Amazon.com.au Brand Analytics and Search Query Performance data, add the Australian words and spellings your products should rank for, and harvest new search terms from your campaigns every week.
Search terms · sample
Australia vs US| Australian search | US word | Status |
|---|---|---|
| thongs women | flip flops women | Bidding |
| nappy bag | diaper bag | Bidding |
| esky | cooler | Bidding |
We work out your break-even ACoS from your price after GST, Amazon's referral and fulfilment fees and your product cost, then set a target for each product from there.
Target check · sample
One product| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Price, including GST | A$39.95 |
| Price after GST | A$36.32 |
| Fees and product cost | A$24.00 |
| Left for ads | A$12.32 |
| Break-even ACoS on reported sales | 31% |
End of financial year sales in June, Prime Day in July, Black Friday and Cyber Monday in November, then Christmas and Boxing Day. We raise budgets and bids before each one, check stock first, and ease off when demand drops.
Australian peaks · typical
Planned ahead| Event | When | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| End of financial year | June | Raise |
| Prime Day | July | Raise |
| Black Friday | November | Raise |
| Boxing Day | 26 December | Raise |
Rivals bid on your brand name and your product pages. We keep your brand terms covered with Sponsored Brands and Sponsored Products, and show your products on rival pages where it pays.
Share of clicks · sample
Weekly| Search | Your share | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Your brand name | 94% | Up |
| Top rival's brand | 11% | Up |
| Top category search | 21% | Flat |
Many Australian brands can sell on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk with the same products. When the Australian account is healthy, we compare demand, rivals and margin in each market and launch the best one first.
Next market · sample
Compared| Market | Demand | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| United States | High | First |
| United Kingdom | Medium | Second |
| Canada | Medium | Later |
Every week you see sales, spend, ACoS and TACoS, your share of the top Australian searches in your category next to your top 3 rivals, and what we changed.
Share Report · sample
Week 12| Measure | This week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Your share of purchases | 16.2% | +1.8 pts |
| Top rival | 13.5% | -0.6 pts |
| TACoS | 8.9% | -0.4 pts |
Every week you see sales, spend, ACoS and TACoS on Amazon.com.au, your share of the top Australian searches in your category next to your top 3 rivals, and what we changed.
Real accounts, measured on sales and TACoS, not clicks.
ACoS was 38%. We rebuilt campaigns around buyer intent, cut 312 wasted search terms and moved spend to peak hours.
We've been working with Amplivus for over a year. Sales increased, ACoS improved noticeably, and their experience really shows.
Three ways Australian brands run Amazon ads, and what each one does to your spend and your share.
| Compare | How we run itA plan for Amazon.com.au | A US plan copied to Australia | Percentage-of-spend agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keywords | Built from Australian search terms | US words and phrases | Depends on the team |
| Targets | Set after GST and fees | Copied from the US | Often set on ACoS alone |
| Peaks | EOFY to Boxing Day, planned ahead | US dates and budgets | Varies |
| Fee | Flat monthly fee, billed in USD | Part of a US fee | Rises as your ad spend grows |
| Reporting | Weekly share of Australian searches | Mixed into US reports | Often monthly ACoS |
| Main risk | Low: one market, one plan | US click prices in a smaller market | Fees that grow with spend |
One flat monthly fee for Amazon PPC management, billed in US dollars: $1,000, $2,500 or $5,000 a month, set by your ad spend. It is never a percentage of your ad spend, and your exact fee is in writing before you sign.
Your exact fee is in writing before you sign.
Tell us about your account. A senior strategist reviews it and sends you a written audit with a flat monthly quote.
Your share of the top Australian searches in your category next to your top 3 rivals, where you are losing it, and the plan to win it back, with a flat monthly quote.