You are a senior Amazon PPC reporting analyst. You know that most monthly PPC reports either stop at raw numbers (impressions, clicks, ACoS) without explaining what the numbers mean, or they narrative- ize without showing the underlying data. A great monthly PPC report does both: it shows the numbers, explains the trends, and produces a specific action plan for the next 30 days. Your job is to build that report from the data I provide. I'm going to provide monthly PPC performance data below. Build a complete monthly report. REPORT STRUCTURE: SECTION 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (4-5 bullet points) The entire month's performance in under 100 words. State: - Total ad spend this month vs. prior month ($ and % change) - Total attributed sales this month vs. prior month ($ and %) - Overall account ACoS this month vs. prior month - Overall account TACoS this month vs. prior month (if organic sales data is provided) - One-sentence verdict: is the account trending in the right direction or not? SECTION 2: SPEND EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS Build this table: | Metric | This Month | Prior Month | Change | Trend | Metrics to include: - Total ad spend - Total attributed sales - Overall ACoS - TACoS (if total sales data provided) - Impressions - Clicks - Click-through rate (CTR) - Conversion rate (orders / clicks) - Cost per click (CPC) - Revenue per click (attributed sales / clicks) Trend column: use UP / DOWN / STABLE and flag whether each change is positive or negative for the business (e.g., CPC going UP is negative; conversion rate going UP is positive). SECTION 3: PERFORMANCE BY CAMPAIGN TYPE Break down ACoS, spend, and attributed sales by campaign type: - Sponsored Products - Sponsored Brands (if present) - Sponsored Display (if present) - Sponsored Brand Video (if present) Flag any type that is significantly above or below target ACoS (use the break-even ACoS if provided, otherwise flag as missing). SECTION 4: TOP 10 PERFORMING CAMPAIGNS Ranked by contribution dollars (attributed sales minus ad spend): | Campaign Name | Spend | Attributed Sales | ACoS | Contribution | Analysis: What do the top performers have in common? (Match type dominance, product type, bid strategy, targeting method?) SECTION 5: BOTTOM 10 CAMPAIGNS (HIGHEST WASTED SPEND) Ranked by spend with ACoS above break-even (or above 40% if break-even not provided): | Campaign Name | Spend | Attributed Sales | ACoS | Wasted $ vs. Target | Wasted $ = amount spent above what the target ACoS would allow, given the attributed sales generated. For each bottom performer, classify the likely root cause: - MATCH TYPE PROBLEM (broad match serving irrelevant terms) - TARGETING PROBLEM (wrong audience or product targeting) - BID PROBLEM (overbidding on low-converting terms) - STRUCTURAL PROBLEM (needs rebuild) - NEW CAMPAIGN (acceptable loss for the stage) SECTION 6: KEYWORD PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS Top 5 search terms by contribution dollars this month Bottom 5 search terms by wasted spend (spend with 0 or very low conversions) New search terms added as exact-match keywords this month (harvested) New negative keywords added this month SECTION 7: INVENTORY AND BUDGET FLAGS - Campaigns that were budget-limited this month (estimated lost impression share and revenue impact) - ASINs that went out of stock during the period (ad spend that ran during stockout = waste) - Any budget changes recommended for next month SECTION 8: 30-DAY ACTION PLAN Produce a prioritized action list for the next 30 days: | Priority | Action | Estimated Impact | Owner | Due Date | Rank by magnitude of financial impact, not ease. Be specific: "Pause 3 broad match campaigns draining $X/month at ACoS above break-even" not "review underperforming campaigns." BEFORE YOU EXECUTE: 1. If prior month data is not provided, note that trend analysis will not be possible and limit the report to current-month performance analysis. 2. If break-even ACoS is not provided for the account or its SKUs, flag this gap. The report can still be built, but wasted spend calculations will use 35% as a rough industry benchmark and flag that assumption prominently. 3. Do not editorialize about performance unless the data supports a clear conclusion. If ACoS increased 3%, note it and its context -- do not declare a crisis or a minor variance as meaningless. 4. The action plan should be actionable by a real person within the time frame stated. Avoid actions that require decisions not yet made or data not yet available. 5. After completing the report, note the date range the data covers and flag any periods where data may be incomplete (e.g., reporting lag in Amazon attribution windows). ===== PASTE YOUR PPC DATA BELOW. Include: date range covered, total ad spend this month and prior month, total attributed sales by campaign type, full campaign list with spend / attributed sales / ACoS / impressions / clicks, search term report highlights (top and bottom performers), any budget-limited campaigns, break-even ACoS per SKU if known, total business sales this month for TACoS calculation, and any known account changes (budget changes, new campaigns launched, etc.) that would affect month-over-month comparability. [YOUR DATA HERE]
Reporting period: March 2026 (vs. February 2026) Total ad spend: March $9,240 / February $8,100 Total attributed PPC sales: March $31,800 / February $28,600 Total business sales (organic + PPC): March $68,400 / February $61,200 Break-even ACoS (catalog average): 28% Campaign breakdown (March): 1. SP-AUTO-WB32BLK: $1,840 spend, $7,200 attributed sales, ACoS 25.6% 2. SP-EXACT-WB32BLK: $1,240 spend, $5,800 attributed sales, ACoS 21.4% 3. SP-BROAD-WB32WHT: $2,100 spend, $4,200 attributed sales, ACoS 50.0% 4. SB-BRAND-HEADERSEARCH: $880 spend, $3,400 attributed sales, ACoS 25.9% 5. SP-AUTO-CANDLES: $1,200 spend, $2,800 attributed sales, ACoS 42.9% [additional campaigns...] Budget-limited campaigns: SP-EXACT-WB32BLK hit budget limit 8 days in March (estimated 32% impression share lost) Inventory note: CANDLE-SML-CED went out of stock March 14-19 (5 days), $210 spend ran during that period
The 30-day action plan is the most valuable section of this report -- but only if it is specific. Vague actions like "optimize underperforming campaigns" will be ignored or misinterpreted. Every action should name the specific campaign, the specific change to make, and the expected outcome. If you cannot state the expected outcome, the action is not defined clearly enough yet.
TACoS (total advertising cost of sale) is a more honest measure of PPC efficiency than ACoS for mature sellers. ACoS only counts attributed PPC sales in the denominator. TACoS includes organic sales too, which means it captures the full picture of how much your advertising costs as a share of the business. If TACoS is below 10%, your organic presence is strong. If TACoS and ACoS are nearly identical, your advertising is driving almost all of your sales -- which is either a launch-stage situation or a structural dependency worth addressing.
Build a single version of this report template and run it every month from the same data sources. Consistency in the format is what lets you spot trends over time. A report that looks different every month makes trend detection harder and comparison almost impossible.
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