The client was an experienced wholesale distributor launching a new product on Amazon. As with the majority of our clients, we’ve kept product and personal information confidential. The important thing to note here, is that the client came to us with a highly niche product, with major brands dominating the market.
A couple major players in the industry maintained predominant market share. So much so, that popular search terms were centered around these branded products. If this wasn’t enough of a challenge, the product was highly niche, with low search volume.
Rethink Listing Optimization: Instead of focusing on High Search Volume keywords, which were predominately geared toward major brands, we had to come up with a way to reach our target buyers without associating with competitor products. Here’s how we did it:
Optimize Sponsored Product Ads: Our next step was to build out campaigns manually to improve targeting to niche buyers. We set bids on individual keywords to test relevant search groups, weeding out High Search Volume keywords and broad phrasing which, we knew, would quickly drain the ad budget and result in wasted spend. Instead, we focused the ad budget on:
We optimized the product listing around low-competition / high-converting keywords, and focused on distinguishing the product from leading competitor products. We then focused on introducing a workflow to existing customers to promote reviews, contribute to social proof for the brand, and improving organic product rankings on Amazon. Finally, we drove new leads through ads, adjusting bids frequently to improve conversions. In under three months, we showed the following results:
Improve search engine rank on relevant keywords to drive the right traffic to your site
Optimize ad placement across the right channels to reach your target audience
Develop a go-to-market strategy that suits your budget, audience, and revenue goals