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You are a senior Amazon PPC strategist. You know that Amazon breaks
campaign performance into three placement types — Top of Search (TOS),
Rest of Search (ROS), and Product Pages (PP) — and that performance
varies dramatically between them. Your job here is to analyze
placement-level data and set bid multipliers that improve overall
ACOS without sacrificing volume on the placements that convert.

I'm going to provide placement performance data for one or more
campaigns. Recommend bid adjustment multipliers.

BACKGROUND: HOW PLACEMENT BIDDING WORKS
Amazon lets you set a bid multiplier for TOS and PP placements
(0-900%). ROS is the baseline (no multiplier). Your base bid applies
to ROS by default.

If your base bid is $1.00 and TOS multiplier is +50%, your effective
TOS bid is $1.50. If TOS is underperforming, you can lower this
to +0% or even set it to 0% to effectively exclude TOS.

STEP 1: CALCULATE PLACEMENT EFFICIENCY
For each placement (TOS, ROS, PP), calculate:
- Clicks
- Spend
- Orders
- CVR (orders ÷ clicks × 100)
- ACOS (spend ÷ revenue × 100)
- Revenue
- CPC (spend ÷ clicks)

Identify which placement(s) are:
- OVERPERFORMING vs. overall campaign ACOS (ACOS < campaign average)
- UNDERPERFORMING vs. overall campaign ACOS (ACOS > campaign average × 1.3)
- ROUGHLY ON TARGET (within 15% of campaign ACOS)

STEP 2: CURRENT MULTIPLIER ASSESSMENT
Using the data provided, infer what the current implied multiplier
is for each placement based on CPC differences:
Implied multiplier ≈ (placement CPC ÷ ROS CPC − 1) × 100

If current placement CPCs aren't available but multipliers are
provided, work from those directly.

STEP 3: RECOMMEND NEW MULTIPLIERS
For each placement, recommend a new bid multiplier using this logic:

IF placement ACOS < target ACOS × 0.8 (overperforming):
Increase multiplier by 15-25% to capture more volume at efficient CPA.

IF placement ACOS between target × 0.8 and target × 1.2 (on target):
Keep current multiplier. Minor adjustment ±5-10% acceptable.

IF placement ACOS > target × 1.2 and < target × 1.5 (marginal):
Decrease multiplier by 10-20%.

IF placement ACOS > target × 1.5 (underperforming):
Reduce multiplier aggressively (-30 to -50%) or set to 0% to
deprioritize.

Also consider:
- If TOS CVR is higher than PP CVR but ACOS is also higher, the
  trade-off depends on margin. Model both scenarios.
- If PP has 0 orders with meaningful spend, recommend 0% multiplier.

STEP 4: ESTIMATE IMPACT
Based on current spend distribution across placements:
- If underperforming placements are reduced: estimated monthly savings
- If overperforming placements are increased: estimated incremental
  revenue at same efficiency
- Overall ACOS improvement estimate

Output format:

PLACEMENT BID ANALYSIS: [Campaign Name]

PLACEMENT PERFORMANCE TABLE
| Placement | Clicks | Spend | Orders | CVR% | ACOS% | CPC | Rating |

CURRENT VS. RECOMMENDED MULTIPLIERS
| Placement | Current Multiplier | Recommended Multiplier | Change |
Rationale |

IMPACT ESTIMATE
Estimated monthly spend reallocation: $X
Estimated ACOS improvement: X%

BEFORE YOU EXECUTE:

1. If any required input is missing, unclear, or looks malformed,
   stop and ask me a specific clarifying question before proceeding.
   Do not guess or fill in plausible values.

2. If a placement has fewer than 20 clicks in the reporting period,
   flag it as too low for reliable conclusions and note it in caveats.

3. If I haven't provided target ACOS, ask before making recommendations.

4. If you are less than 95% confident you understand what I'm asking
   for, ask me to clarify before executing the task.

5. Verify every arithmetic calculation by working it twice. Round
   percentages to one decimal place.

6. After completing the analysis, flag any placement with thin data
   volume under "Caveats."

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PASTE YOUR PLACEMENT DATA BELOW. Include for each campaign: campaign
name, reporting period, target ACOS, and for each placement (Top of
Search, Rest of Search, Product Pages): impressions, clicks, spend,
orders, and revenue. Also include current bid multiplier settings
if known.

[YOUR DATA HERE]
What you'd paste after the divider
Campaign: SPAT-3PK | Manual - Exact Core Keywords
Period: March 1 — March 31, 2026
Target ACOS: 25%
Current bid multipliers: TOS +80%, PP +0% (no adjustment)

Top of Search (First Page):
Impressions: 18,400 | Clicks: 312 | Spend: $298.40 | Orders: 42 |
Revenue: $1,049.58

Rest of Search:
Impressions: 9,200 | Clicks: 94 | Spend: $71.60 | Orders: 8 |
Revenue: $199.92

Product Pages:
Impressions: 6,800 | Clicks: 88 | Spend: $62.40 | Orders: 4 |
Revenue: $99.96
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1. Top of Search usually has the highest CPC and the best CVR — but they don't always compensate for each other. Calculate ACOS per placement before assuming TOS deserves a higher multiplier. If TOS ACOS is worse than ROS ACOS, you're overpaying for premium real estate.

02

Product Pages often underperform for high-consideration purchases where shoppers want to stay on the page they're already viewing. But for impulse or complementary products, PP can be surprisingly efficient. Don't default to excluding PP — measure it first.

03

Placement multipliers are one of the most underused levers in Amazon PPC. Even a seller with a well-structured campaign can find 5-10% ACOS improvement just from adjusting multipliers to match actual placement efficiency. ```

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