Amazon Advertising: What is it actually?

Amazon Advertising comprises a variety of ad formats that are displayed both inside and outside the Amazon platform. While Sponsored Products appear directly in the search results, display ads and the Amazon DSP (Demand Side Platform) enable a targeted approach across the entire Internet. At the heart of this is the use of first-party data: Amazon knows exactly what customers buy, what they put on their wish list and what they are interested in.

Display ads and flexible formats

The magic lies in the flexibility. Amazon Display Ads not only appear on the product page of the competition, but also accompany the user throughout their entire digital life. Compared to Google Display Ads or retargeting via Adroll Ads, Amazon accesses real purchasing behavior instead of just click interests. This leads to significantly higher relevance and better conversion rates.

• Sponsored Products (search results)
• Sponsored brands (logos & headline videos)
• Amazon DSP (Programmatic Display & Video)
• Twitch Ads (gaming & live streaming environment)
• Fire TV & Echo integrations

Cross-platform advertising: Twitch, Fire TV & Echo

Amazon is now a huge media ecosystem. When you run Amazon Ads, you can reach your target audience while they’re gaming on Twitch, streaming movies on Fire TV or asking Alexa for recommendations. This omnipresence is unique. It’s the perfect complement to a YouTube strategy or campaigns on Bing Ads because you’re picking up users at different stages of their lives.

Twitch Ads: Reaching the young target group

Twitch is the home of Gen Z and millennials. By integrating video ads into live streams, you can create an awareness that traditional banners can never achieve. As an agency, we often combine these high-interest contacts with TikTok Ads strategies to create a viral effect across multiple platforms. This is modern branding in the 21st century.

Costs and prices for Amazon Ads

How much does advertising on Amazon cost? Billing is usually based on the PPC model (pay-per-click). You only pay when a potential buyer actually clicks on your ad. The click prices depend heavily on the competition in your category. While niche products are cheap to advertise, competitive markets such as electronics or food supplements require a higher budget and more precise optimization by professionals.

ROI and ACOS optimization

In Amazon Marketing, everything revolves around the ACOS (Advertising Cost of Sales). We analyze your margins and optimize the bids so that every euro of advertising budget results in maximum profit. We constantly compare this with the performance of Facebook Ads in order to invest your total budget where the highest profitability lies.

• Transparent click costs
• Scalability according to budget
• Real-time optimization of bids
• Detailed sales reports
• Automated campaign control

Prices: Advertising prices on Amazon Ads?

With our expertise as an SEA agency, we help you to establish Amazon Advertising not just as a supplement, but as a real performance driver. Use our cost calculator for Google, Bing & Co. to get a feel for the potential in advance.

• Google Ads – high reach, CPC usually higher (approx. 1-3 € depending on industry)
• Bing Ads – lower reach, CPC often 30-50 % cheaper than Google
• Amazon Ads – users close to purchase, CPC often €0.30-1.50
• AdRoll Ads – retargeting-based, costs mostly via CPM or CPA

What comes after the click? Funnel & landing pages

Traffic alone is not enough. If you want to lead users from Amazon to your own landing page or an external store, you have to offer a perfect user experience. As a full-service agency, we look at the entire journey. After the initial contact via Amazon Ads, we lead customers into a sustainable email funnel to increase customer lifetime value.

Newsletter and customer loyalty

Once won, the customer should stay. We use strategic newsletter marketing to keep in touch. We use insights from Amazon purchasing behaviour to send personalized offers by email. Supplemented by webpush notifications, we create a system that keeps customers coming back to your store.

Step 1: Collect e-mails

Step 2: Use emails for remarketing

Remarketing: Closing the bag

The majority of users do not buy on the first click. This is where our remarketing comes into play. We “track” users who have viewed your product on Amazon but not purchased it across the entire web – even on social media platforms such as Instagram or YouTube. This helps you to be remembered and massively increases the likelihood of a sale.

Amazon DSP for external retargeting

With the Amazon DSP, we can buy advertising space on thousands of websites that do not belong to Amazon but use Amazon’s data. This is far more powerful than normal display advertising. In combination with UGC content in the banners, we create a relationship of trust that makes the competition look old.

Amazon Ads strategy for brands

Successful Amazon marketing is not a sprint, but a marathon. We develop a holistic concept for you that combines SEO (organic ranking) and SEA (paid ads). Only when both cogs mesh will your brand dominate the search results page in the long term. We use the latest AI marketing tools to predict trends and advertise inventory efficiently.

• Keyword research based on genuine buying interest
• Optimization of product titles and bullet points
• Creation of high-quality A+ content
• Control of seasonal promotions (Black Friday etc.)
• Protect your brand against free riders (brand protection)

Your Amazon Ads agency & contact

Why choose Social Media One as a partner for your Amazon success? We are a full-service marketing and advertising agency that knows exactly how to scale products online thanks to our own successful brands in the double-digit million range. We are always “cutting edge” as we immediately test new advertising formats on Amazon, Twitch and in the video sector in real cases. An agency saves you a huge amount of time in complex account management and planning. We optimize your costs and ensure profitable growth on the world’s largest marketplace.

Ready to multiply your sales figures? Let’s build your Amazon dominance together.

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Remarketing with direct messages: Webpushes

In times of declining organic reach on platforms such as Facebook or Instagram, Webpush offers a direct pipeline to customers. While with Instagram Ads you have to pay for every new click, with Webpush you build up your own pool of valuable contacts that you can reactivate “for free”. This makes this channel the ultimate lever for maximizing profits in e-commerce.

Webpush notifications: What is it?

Let’s start from the beginning: What is a web push? They are short click messages that appear directly in the browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox) or on the desktop without the user having to actively surf your site. Once allowed with one click (“opt-in“), you have a direct line to the customer, which is technologically reminiscent of the classic SMS, but graphically much more appealing.

And how does that work?

Behind the facade, Webpush uses so-called service workers. These small scripts run in the background of the browser. For you as a store operator, this means that your message reaches the user even when the tab of your store is closed. This is a decisive advantage over conventional on-site marketing measures.

• No app installation necessary
• One-click subscription
• Works on mobile and desktop
• Highest priority in the field of vision
• Minimal technical overhead

The goal is always clearly defined: More reach, more qualified leads, more sales and a sustainable sales boost for your company. It’s about turning “lost traffic” into loyal customers.

More conversion: customers, sales, branding

This is exactly what makes it so magical for many marketers. Just like in newsletter marketing, or more precisely in email marketing, you collect more and more good contacts and can thus get more customers and generate sales. The big difference: the inhibition threshold is much lower with webpush, as the user does not have to type in an email address.

Using psychological triggers

Webpushes use the principle of exclusivity and urgency. When a message pops up directly on the screen, it generates an immediate reaction. In combination with sound marketing advice, campaigns can be developed that pick up the user at exactly the right moment in the customer journey.

• Reactivation of existing customers
• Increase brand awareness
• Direct sales impulse
• Automated shopping cart reminder
• Better click rates than social
• Higher transaction values
• Increased customer lifetime value

Set up Webpush and send messages

Notifications can be sent to everyone, but the real power lies in personalization. Segmentation can also be carried out here – in lists, tags and behavioral patterns, very similar to a professional email funnel structure. The more relevant the message, the higher the conversion.

Example setup furniture store

This is what a strategic example setup for an online store could look like, let’s say from the furniture and furnishings sector:

• Visit the category “Sofa” -> Automatic tag: Living room interest
• No purchase made -> Push after 24h with set-up tips
• Shopping cart abandonment -> Push after 30 min: “Your sofa is still there!”
• Purchase completed -> Tag: Buyer (exclusion of sale pushes)
• After-sales -> Push after 14 days: “Cushions to match your sofa?”

The visual design plays a key role here. The integration of UGC content (user-generated content) in the push images increases trust and the click rate enormously, as it appears more authentic than pure product photos.

Who are typical providers for Webpush?

• OneSignal
• Firebase Cloud Messaging
• PushEngage
• Pushwoosh
• Airship
• Webpushr
• SendPulse
• CleverPush

No matter where, it arrives.

Advantages over traditional channels

In direct comparison to measures such as TV, radio or print, you have virtually no wastage with Webpush. It is digital precision marketing. It’s more like remarketing: you only send your messages to people who have already shown an interest in your brand.

Reach customers directly on mobile & computer

Webpush works on Android devices like native system messages. With additional optimization for Google Ads traffic, you can immediately convert users who come via a search into push subscribers. For iOS users, it is often advisable to add your own store app in order to use native app pushes, which massively strengthens customer loyalty.

• Presence on the home screen
• Push despite lock screen
• Native system integration
• High user acceptance
• No wastage due to ad blockers
• Independence from postage costs

Strategic advantages at a glance

Let’s take a closer look at the strategic advantages to ensure long-term e-commerce success:

• Independence: You are not dependent on the goodwill of Facebook algorithms.
• Speed: A breaking news item reaches thousands of customers in milliseconds.
• Efficiency: The costs per conversion are often 70% lower than with Facebook Ads.
• Data protection: GDPR-compliant, as anonymous IDs can be used instead of real names.
• Synergy: The perfect complement to TikTok consulting to turn virality into sales.

Integration into the multi-channel strategy

A modern online store can no longer operate on a single track. Webpush acts as the golden bridge between high-traffic channels such as TikTok Ads or YouTube Ads and the final checkout. If users come to your store via a creative campaign but are not yet ready to buy, Webpush is your “safety net”.

Using push for content marketing

Not every push has to be a “buy me” offer. Use the channel for your content marketing. If you publish valuable guides, new video productions or lookbooks, a push provides an immediate traffic peak that can also have a positive impact on your SEO rankings.

• Lightning-fast indexing signals
• Immediate traffic peak for new posts
• Using social media synergies
• Send regular added-value impulses
• Strengthening community ties

Webpush in recruiting: finding new ways

An often underestimated field is the recruiting agency work. Potential applicants who are browsing your career site can also be informed about new job offers via Webpush. In combination with social recruiting on platforms such as LinkedIn, this creates a powerful tool to combat the shortage of skilled workers.

Automation and AI in Webpush

The future belongs to automation. Modern systems use artificial intelligence to determine the optimal delivery time for each individual user. If a customer is statistically most ready to buy at 8 p.m. in the evening, the push will be delivered at precisely that time. This is performance marketing at the next level.

• AI-controlled shipping times
• A/B testing of headlines
• Automated product recommendations
• Smart retargeting without cookies

Why Webpush is indispensable for online stores

My opinion: If you want to grow in e-commerce today, you cannot rely solely on the expensive acquisition of new customers.

“Profitability lies in the efficiency of reactivating existing customers.”

Webpush is the most direct, fastest and most cost-effective tool for this. It closes the gap that email marketing and social media often leave open.

As a specialized agency, we help you not only to implement Webpush technically, but also to develop a psychologically sound strategy that sustainably increases your conversion rate. From the initial welcome to the after-sales funnel.

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Attention

Attention means the user gets to know a product or solution.

Interest (Interest)

Interest means he or she is interested in the product or solution.

Desire (Need)

Need means he or she is convinced and wants your product or solution.

Action (plot)

Action means that the customer subsequently buys the product or solution.

Application: Email Funnel (Example)

The AIDA principle is applied in many marketing disciplines. Among others, in email marketing, or in the creation of email funnels. An extremely efficient tool that has lifted the sales of many to a whole new level. Even better, email funnels have a high degree of automation.

• Email Funnel
• Email marketing

This is how a funnel works: