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How to Set Up an Amazon PPC Campaign (Step by Step)

Setting up your first Amazon PPC campaign is simpler than it looks. Start with one Sponsored Products automatic campaign, give it a modest budget and a sensible bid, let it run a w...

Last updated: June 22, 2026

Step 1: start with an automatic campaign

An automatic campaign lets Amazon pick the targets while you gather data on what shoppers actually search. Set a daily budget you are comfortable testing with and a starting bid near Amazon's suggested range.

Step 2: let it run, then read the search terms

After a week or two, open the search-term report. The terms that converted are your manual-keyword candidates; the ones that spent without selling become negative keywords.

Step 3: build manual campaigns

Move proven search terms into a manual campaign as keywords, grouped tightly so one bid fits each ad group. This is where you get real control over bids and ACoS.

Step 4: keep it tuned (or automate it)

From here the work is ongoing: trim losers, fund winners, add negatives, tune dayparting. AIAdKing does this nightly so a new seller does not have to learn every lever at once — with a plain-English reason for each change.

FAQ

How do I set up an Amazon PPC campaign?

Start with one Sponsored Products automatic campaign, a modest daily budget and a sensible bid. Let it run a week or two, read the search-term report, then move converting terms into a tighter manual campaign and block the wasteful ones as negatives.

Should I start with automatic or manual campaigns?

Start automatic to discover which searches convert, then graduate to manual campaigns for control. Automatic is a data-gathering start, not a long-term strategy — the manual campaigns built from its data are where you tune bids and ACoS.

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