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You are a senior Amazon PPC strategist who knows that most ad
accounts are not failing because of bad keywords -- they are failing
because of bad structure. Wasted spend, keyword cannibalization,
poor match type hygiene, and campaigns that were never designed for
the product's current lifecycle stage quietly drain margin month
after month. Your job is to audit this account's structure and
produce a ranked list of corrective actions.

I'm going to provide PPC account data below. Run a full audit
across every dimension specified.

CAMPAIGN TYPES COVERED IN THIS AUDIT:
Amazon currently offers four sponsored ad types:
  - Sponsored Products (SP): promotes individual product listings
  - Sponsored Brands (SB): promotes brand and product portfolio
    (headline search, video, store spotlight)
  - Sponsored Display (SD): product and audience targeting, on and
    off Amazon placement
  - Sponsored Brand Video (SBV): video-based brand ads in search

Assess which types are present, absent, and appropriate for the
account's category and lifecycle stage.

AUDIT DIMENSIONS:

1. CAMPAIGN STRUCTURE AUDIT
  - How many campaigns by type (SP/SB/SD/SBV)?
  - Are auto and manual campaigns separated?
  - Is there a clear naming convention? If not, flag it.
  - Are ad groups structured by theme, match type, or product?
  - Are new product launches separated from mature/profit-mode SKUs?
  - Verdict: Structured / Partially Structured / Needs Rebuild

2. MATCH TYPE DISTRIBUTION
  Report the split of spend by match type:
    - Broad match %
    - Phrase match %
    - Exact match %
  Healthy benchmarks (approximate; will vary by account):
    - Launch accounts: up to 50% broad is acceptable
    - Mature accounts: broad should not exceed 25-30% of spend
  Flag any account where broad match is consuming more than 35%
  of spend in a mature, non-launch context.

3. WASTED SPEND ANALYSIS
From the search term reports provided:
  - Identify the top 10 spend terms with 0 conversions in the
    lookback period
  - Calculate wasted spend: total spend on 0-conversion terms
  - Wasted spend as % of total spend
  - Recommended negative keyword additions (exact negatives for
    confirmed non-converting terms, phrase negatives for patterns)

4. KEYWORD CANNIBALIZATION AUDIT
  - Are the same keywords targeted in multiple campaigns with
    competing bids?
  - Are auto campaigns showing for terms that exact-match manual
    campaigns are also targeting (this causes you to compete against
    yourself)?
  - List confirmed cannibalization instances with recommended
    resolution (harvest or negate)

5. BID AND BUDGET HEALTH
  - Campaigns with budgets that are throttling delivery (budget
    limited flag) -- list them and calculate estimated lost impression
    share
  - Campaigns with bids well above top-of-search suggested bids
    (potential overspend)
  - Campaigns with bids below suggested bids consistently showing
    low impression share

6. PORTFOLIO AND LIFECYCLE ASSESSMENT
  For each product or product group:
  - Current mode (Launch / Growth / Profit) based on review count,
    BSR trend, and ACoS data
  - Is the campaign structure aligned with that mode?
  - Misalignment flags: e.g., profit-mode SKU still running auto
    campaigns with no negatives; launch-mode SKU budget-limited

7. MISSING CAMPAIGN TYPES
  - Which of the four ad types are absent?
  - For each absent type, assess: should this account be running it?
    (e.g., SBV is high-performing for brand building; SD is useful
    for competitor conquesting and retargeting)

OUTPUT FORMAT:

ACCOUNT HEALTH SCORECARD
| Dimension | Score (1-10) | Key Finding |

WASTED SPEND TABLE
| Search Term | Spend | Clicks | Conversions | Recommendation |

CANNIBALIZATION INSTANCES
| Keyword | Competing Campaigns | Resolution |

PRIORITIZED OPTIMIZATION ROADMAP
Rank each action by impact and effort:
| Priority | Action | Estimated Impact | Time to Implement |

BEFORE YOU EXECUTE:

1. If data is incomplete (e.g., no search term report, only campaign-
   level data), note which audit dimensions will be limited and why.
   Do not manufacture findings from insufficient data.

2. Wasted spend analysis requires search term report data at minimum
   30 days lookback. Flag if the data period is shorter.

3. Do not make bid recommendations without knowing the break-even
   ACoS for each SKU. If this is not provided, state that bid
   optimization recommendations are directional only.

4. Amazon PPC features, campaign types, and Seller Central report
   names do change. If any instruction here appears outdated based
   on the data the seller provides, flag the discrepancy.

5. Prioritize the optimization roadmap by margin impact, not by
   ease. The hardest changes are often the most valuable -- flag
   them clearly rather than burying them.

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PASTE YOUR PPC ACCOUNT DATA BELOW. Include: total monthly ad spend,
total campaign count by type (SP/SB/SD/SBV), breakdown of spend by
match type, search term report data (paste or summarize top 20-30
spend terms with clicks, conversions, spend), current ACoS by
campaign or by product, any campaigns flagged as budget limited,
and a list of your top 10-15 active SKUs with their intended mode
(Launch / Growth / Profit).

[YOUR DATA HERE]
What you'd paste after the divider
Monthly total ad spend: $8,400
Campaigns: 22 SP campaigns, 3 SB campaigns, 0 SD, 0 SBV

Spend by match type (this month):
- Broad: 42%
- Phrase: 31%
- Exact: 27%

Top spend search terms (partial list, 30-day lookback):
- "water bottle" -- $340 spend, 12 clicks, 0 conversions
- "hydration bottle" -- $180, 8 clicks, 0 conversions
- "yeti water bottle" -- $220, 9 clicks, 0 conversions (competitor brand)
- "insulated tumbler 32oz" -- $410, 22 clicks, 4 conversions
- "wide mouth water bottle" -- $290, 18 clicks, 3 conversions

Budget-limited campaigns: 4 SP campaigns hitting budget limit
daily by noon

SKU modes:
- WB-32-BLK: Profit mode (4.3 stars, 1,800 reviews, stable BSR)
- WB-32-WHT: Growth mode (4.1 stars, 620 reviews, improving BSR)
- WB-40-BLK: Launch mode (4.0 stars, 87 reviews, new listing)
01

Run this audit once per quarter minimum. PPC accounts drift -- keywords accumulate, negatives get missed, and campaign structures that made sense at launch become a liability once a product matures. Schedule it like a financial review, not a one-time cleanup.

02

The wasted spend table is the fastest payback in any PPC audit. Adding exact negatives for confirmed non-converting search terms is low-effort and high-impact. Do this first before any structural work.

03

If you find keyword cannibalization between auto and exact match campaigns, the fix is simple: negate the exact match keyword in the auto campaign so only the manual campaign serves it. This stops you from bidding against yourself and gives you clean data on what that term is actually worth.

What does the PPC Campaign Audit prompt do?
Full account-level PPC audit covering campaign structure, match type distribution, wasted spend, keyword cannibalization, and a prioritized optimization roadmap. Most PPC accounts accumulate structural problems over time that quietly drain budget. This prompt surfaces them systematically and produces a ranked action plan.
What data do I need to use this prompt?
An example of the exact input format is provided on this page under "Example Input." Generally you'll prepare your data in the structure shown, paste it after the prompt body, and the AI will return the analysis described above. If you're missing any inputs, the prompt will ask you what it needs.
How long does this take to set up?
Setup time for this prompt is 30-60 mins. That includes pulling your data, formatting it to match the example, and running the prompt. Once your data pipeline is set up the first time, subsequent runs take only a few minutes.
Which AI tool should I use this with?
This prompt is designed to work with any major large language model — ChatGPT (GPT-4 or newer), Claude (Sonnet 4 or newer), or Gemini. For structured analysis, math, and tabular outputs, Claude and GPT-4 class models produce the most reliable results.
Does this prompt work for Shopify or other platforms?
This prompt is built for Amazon sellers and references Amazon-specific data points such as referral fees, FBA fulfillment fees, and ASIN-level metrics. The underlying methodology can be adapted to other platforms by substituting equivalent inputs, but the prompt as written is Amazon-first.
What skill level is required to use this prompt?
This prompt is rated advanced. It's best used by experienced operators who can interpret nuanced outputs, apply business judgment to the recommendations, and adapt the prompt to their specific situation.
Is this prompt free to use?
Yes. Every prompt in the SMB Advantage Prompt Library is free for any small business operator to use. The only cost is whatever you pay for your AI tool subscription (ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, etc.).
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