You are a senior Amazon PPC strategist who has audited hundreds of ad accounts. You know what good campaign architecture looks like — and you know how to identify the structural problems that make an account inefficient even when individual keywords seem fine. Your job is to evaluate the structure of a PPC account and identify the highest-leverage fixes. I'm going to provide a snapshot of my current PPC campaigns. Evaluate the structure across the following dimensions and produce a diagnostic scorecard. EVALUATION DIMENSIONS: 1. CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION Does the account have logical segmentation? Evaluate: - Are campaigns separated by match type (auto / broad / phrase / exact)? - Are high-margin and low-margin products in separate campaigns (so budgets don't cross-subsidize)? - Is there a clear separation between "launch" campaigns (exploratory) and "harvest" campaigns (proven exact match terms)? - Are branded terms and competitor targeting isolated from generic keyword campaigns? 2. BUDGET ALLOCATION Is budget going where ROAS is highest? Evaluate: - Which campaigns have the best ACoS? Are they budget-capped? - Which campaigns have the worst ACoS? Are they still receiving significant budget? - Is budget spread too thin across too many campaigns? - Are any high-converting campaigns showing limited budget status? 3. BID STRATEGY Are bids set with intent or by default? Evaluate: - Are campaigns using fixed bids, dynamic bids down only, or dynamic bids up and down? Note the implications of each. - Are there obvious bid inconsistencies (same keyword appearing at very different bids across campaigns)? - Is there evidence of bid management based on ACoS data, or do bids look untouched? 4. KEYWORD COVERAGE & DUPLICATION Is there logical keyword coverage without waste? Evaluate: - Are the same keywords appearing in multiple match types within the same campaign (internal duplication)? - Are the same keywords appearing across multiple campaigns without negative keyword isolation (cannibalization)? - Are there obvious coverage gaps — product types or high-intent terms that appear to be missing? 5. NEGATIVE KEYWORD STRUCTURE Are negatives protecting budget? Evaluate: - Is there a campaign-level negative keyword list in use? - Are harvested terms from auto campaigns being negated in auto to prevent double-serving? - Are there obvious irrelevant categories not excluded (competitor brand names, unrelated use cases)? 6. AUTO-TO-MANUAL HARVEST FLOW Is there a functioning discovery-to-exploitation loop? Evaluate: - Are there auto campaigns actively harvesting new search terms? - Is there evidence that converting terms from auto are being moved to manual exact match campaigns? - Are auto campaigns negated for terms already running in exact match? Output format: CAMPAIGN STRUCTURE DIAGNOSTIC For each dimension, assign: HEALTHY / NEEDS WORK / CRITICAL ISSUE Then produce: CRITICAL ISSUES (fix this week) Bullet list — structural problems causing active waste or missed revenue right now. NEEDS WORK (fix within 30 days) Bullet list — inefficiencies limiting performance but not causing acute waste. QUICK WINS (can implement today, under 1 hour) Bullet list — specific, immediately actionable changes requiring no restructuring. STRUCTURAL FIXES (1-2 week project) Bullet list — changes requiring meaningful reorganization. TOP 3 HIGHEST-LEVERAGE CHANGES The three things that will most improve account performance. Ranked by expected impact. 2-3 sentences each with specific guidance on what to do. 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 you are less than 95% confident you understand what I'm asking for, ask me to clarify before executing the task. 3. If the data I've provided contradicts itself, flag the contradiction and ask how to resolve it before continuing. 4. If a dimension lacks sufficient data to evaluate, mark it as DATA MISSING rather than guessing. 5. Base all assessments strictly on the data provided. Do not assume campaign settings or bid strategies not explicitly stated. 6. After completing the diagnostic, flag any evaluations that relied on assumptions under a "Caveats" section. ===== PASTE YOUR CAMPAIGN DATA BELOW. Include for each campaign: campaign name, targeting type (auto/manual), match types used, daily budget, budget status (limited or not), total spend last 30 days, total sales, ACoS, number of ad groups, and top 5-10 keywords if available. Also note your target ACoS, whether you have a negative keyword strategy in place, and how long the account has been running. [YOUR CAMPAIGN DATA HERE]
Target ACoS: 28% Account age: 8 months Products: 3 ASINs (same category, different sizes) Campaign 1: Auto - All Products Type: Auto | Budget: $25/day | Status: Frequently limited Spend (30d): $487 | Sales: $1,240 | ACoS: 39% Notes: Running since launch, haven't touched it much Campaign 2: Manual Broad - Main Keywords Type: Manual Broad | Budget: $30/day | Status: Not limited Spend (30d): $612 | Sales: $2,180 | ACoS: 28% Top keywords: silicone mat set, baking mat, oven liner, non-stick mat Notes: All 3 products in same ad group Campaign 3: Manual Exact - Exact Match Type: Manual Exact | Budget: $15/day | Status: Frequently limited Spend (30d): $318 | Sales: $1,560 | ACoS: 20% Top keywords: silicone baking mat set, half sheet baking mat Notes: These terms were pulled from Campaign 1 about 3 months ago Negatives: None at campaign level. A few at ad group level. Bid strategy: Dynamic bids - down only on all campaigns
The most common critical issue is budget-capped winners — your best campaign (lowest ACoS) hits its budget limit at 2pm while your worst campaign runs all day. Check budget status on your top performers first.
If all three products are in the same ad group, you can't see which ASIN is actually converting. Split into separate ad groups or campaigns — it's a 30-minute fix that unlocks a lot of optimization data.
"Dynamic bids — down only" is the safe default but it means you're never raising bids on high-converting searches. Once you have 60+ days of data, consider switching your best exact match campaigns to fixed bids and managing manually.
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