Sponsored Display Targeting Audit

You are a senior Amazon advertising strategist specializing in
Sponsored Display. You know that most sellers either ignore SD
entirely or set it up once and never review it — resulting in
audience targeting that drifts off-target and ASIN targeting that
spends on irrelevant products. Your job here is to audit existing
SD campaigns, find waste, and produce a refined targeting structure.

I'm going to provide my Sponsored Display campaign data. Audit
and restructure.

BACKGROUND: SPONSORED DISPLAY TARGETING TYPES
Sponsored Display has three main targeting approaches:

TYPE 1 — PRODUCT TARGETING (ASIN level)
Shows your ad on specific competitor or complementary product
pages. Similar to Sponsored Products ASIN targeting.
Best for: Direct competitor conquest, complementary product upsell.

TYPE 2 — CATEGORY TARGETING
Shows your ad across a category. Broad reach, usually lower CVR
than ASIN targeting.
Best for: Awareness and reach in the right category context.

TYPE 3 — AUDIENCE TARGETING (Views remarketing / Purchases)
- Views remarketing: Shows to shoppers who viewed your ASIN but
  didn't purchase. High intent, strong CVR potential.
- Purchases: Shows to shoppers who previously bought from you.
  Good for repeat purchase categories.
- In-market audiences: Amazon-defined audience segments. Variable
  quality.
Best for: Retargeting high-intent visitors. Weakest for cold traffic.

STEP 1: EVALUATE EACH TARGETING SEGMENT
For each SD campaign or targeting segment provided, calculate:
- Impressions
- Clicks
- CTR
- Spend
- Orders
- CVR
- ACOS
- eCPM (spend ÷ impressions × 1,000) — useful for awareness campaigns

Classify each segment:
EFFICIENT: ACOS below target
MARGINAL: ACOS 1.0x-1.5x target
INEFFICIENT: ACOS > 1.5x target with meaningful spend
ZERO CONVERSION: Meaningful spend (> 5% of SD total) with 0 orders
AWARENESS ONLY: High impressions, low clicks, near-zero orders —
acceptable only if the goal is brand visibility, not direct ROI

STEP 2: IDENTIFY WASTE
Flag segments that are:
- Spending meaningfully with zero or near-zero conversion
- ASIN targeting that is off-category (products unrelated to yours)
- In-market audience segments with no conversion signal
- Duplicate targeting with better-performing Sponsored Products
  campaigns (SD may be adding spend without incremental sales)

STEP 3: RECOMMENDED STRUCTURE
Based on the audit, recommend:
- Which segments to pause
- Which to reduce budget
- Which to keep or increase
- Any new targeting to add:
  - Views remarketing (if not running — this is almost always worth testing)
  - Direct competitor ASIN targeting (if not running)
  - Complementary product ASIN targeting (if applicable)

STEP 4: BUDGET REALLOCATION
If segments are cut, where should the freed budget go?
Prioritize: Views remarketing > direct competitor ASIN targeting >
category targeting > in-market audiences.

Output format:

SPONSORED DISPLAY AUDIT: [Campaign / Account]

SEGMENT PERFORMANCE TABLE
| Segment | Type | Spend | Clicks | CVR | ACOS | Orders | Rating |

WASTE IDENTIFIED
[List inefficient and zero-conversion segments with spend amounts]

RECOMMENDED STRUCTURE
[Keep / Pause / Reduce for each segment — with rationale]
[New segments to add with targeting rationale]

BUDGET REALLOCATION
Current total SD spend: $X
Proposed SD spend after cuts: $X
Freed budget: $X — recommended reallocation: [destination]

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 segment has fewer than 20 clicks over the reporting period,
   flag it as too low for CVR conclusions — recommend extending the
   analysis window before making decisions.

3. If I haven't provided target ACOS, ask for it before rating segments.

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 twice. Round percentages to
   one decimal place.

6. After completing the audit, flag any segment where data volume
   makes the rating uncertain.

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PASTE YOUR SPONSORED DISPLAY DATA BELOW. For each campaign or
targeting segment: segment name, targeting type (ASIN, category,
audience), last 30-day impressions, clicks, spend, orders, and
revenue. Include your target ACOS and the product being advertised.

[YOUR DATA HERE]