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It’s common knowledge that you want to graduate your broad matches to exact matches, but sometimes, it seems like Amazon favors broad matches. Could there be a PPC conspiracy right under our noses? Get out your tin foil hats, because we’re getting to the bottom of this.
Elizabeth Greene from Junglr is our guest co-host as we talk about what to do when Amazon favors your broad match over your exact match.
We’ll see you in The Badger Den!
Episode Highlights
- 1:05 Intro
- 4:55 The Exact Match Conspiracy Theory
- 6:17 Elizabeth’s Broad Match Story
- 14:25 Does Amazon Favor Broad Match?
- 15:44 What to do When Exact Match Doesn’t Land
- 24:45 Bid Optimization
- 30:06 The Art of PPC
- 31:42 Using Negatives
- 33:15 Explaining to Clients
- 40:23 Closing Thoughts
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- Junglr
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- Amazon’s blog, Day One
- PPC Den Podcast Voicemails
- Get to know Michael
- Ad Badger’s Amazon PPC Membership Academy
- Ad Badger’s YouTube channel
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