The How to Guide on Using Sponsored Brands on Amazon

sponsored brand ads on amazon

Are you looking to increase your sales and visibility on Amazon? Sponsored Brand campaigns are an effective way to do just that. In this article, we’ll guide you through the steps of how to create a Sponsored Brand campaign on Amazon Seller Central. If you’re interested in how to make it successful, we have you covered here!

Step 1: Log onto your Seller Central Account using your Username and Password.

Go to advertising.amazon.com and log in to your account. If you don’t have an account, you’ll need to create one first.

Register for Sponsored Products.

Accept the terms and conditions, and click “Join Now.”

Step 2: Navigate to the “Campaign Manager” tab

Once you’re logged in, navigate to the “Campaign Manager” tab. This is where you can create and manage your ad campaigns.

How to navigate to campaign manager

Step 3: Create a new campaign

Click on the “Create Campaign” button to create a new ad campaign.

Step 4: Choose the campaign type

Next, choose “Sponsored Brands” as the type of campaign you want to create.

The landing page after clicking create a campaign displays 3 campaign types.

Step 5: Fill out campaign details

Name of the Ad Campaign: Enter a campaign name, this is only visible to you.

Portfolio: Chances are you won’t use this on your first campaign. Portfolios are a group of campaigns that you can organize to meet your advertising needs.

Enter Start and End Date: Provide the “Start Date” and leave the “End Date” blank to allow the campaign always to stay “live.” Doing this means you do not have to create a new campaign and can update the budget when required. Otherwise, just select an End Date for your campaign.

Daily Budget: This is the average amount you have planned and are willing to spend per day.

Brand: Select your brand choice from the drop down

The settings and launch campaign button for creating the ad campaign

Step 6: Bidding

Next, you must choose your campaign bidding strategy! We have two options:

Automated Bidding and custom bid adjustment are explained in the image below.

Automated bidding option
Automated bidding is turned off, displaying a custom bid selection

Step 7: Name ad group and select ad format

Name of the Ad Group: Ad groups are a way to organize and manage ads within a campaign.

Ad formats:

The three ad format choices are presented with a product selection section, with the submit for review button.

Product collection

With product collection, you can promote a collection of your products.

This type of ad displays above the shopping results when shoppers are searching for products on Amazon, as well as other placements across the site.

Store spotlight

With Store spotlight, you can promote a Store, including its subpages.

This ad will show above the shopping results when shoppers are searching products on Amazon, as well as other placements across the site.

Video

If your goal is to drive conversion and purchases, you can use a video to promote a single product and link that video to the product detail page.

If your goal is drive awareness and consideration, you can use a video to promote your brand and link that video to your Store.

This ad will show within shopping results when shoppers are searching for products on Amazon as well as other placements across the site.

Then choose a landing page for drawing ad traffic. You can either select your Amazon store (including subpages) or a new landing page where you must select at least two products to display

All that’s left is to hit submit for review, Amazon will review the campaign and will set it to run if approved. Campaign review can take a few business days. You will receive an email that informs you about your campaign status. Upon  approval of your campaign, the ad will start running. Amazon will collect data for you to apply to future campaigns if you run an automatic campaign. It may take several week to gather enough data to see which campaigns are doing well.

Conclusion

It’s important to note that the information provided on setting up a campaign only covers the fundamental basics. To truly optimize your campaigns, it’s highly recommended that you conduct further research and gain additional knowledge. Our free course is a great resource to delve deeper into the topic and learn about various strategies and techniques that can be used to optimize your campaigns effectively.

Did anything in this article spark your curiosity or bring up a question? Comment below or email us at Howdy@PPCFarm.com. We love talking about PPC!

Written by
Carly M.

Carly is an eCommerce expert and founder of PPC Farm, an agency that specializes in elevating Amazon sellers through strategic PPC management. With over 7 years in the industry, her and her team have successfully managed thousands of ASINs, boosting visibility, sales, and performance for their clients.

Their insights and experiences are shared on PPCFarm.com/blog, where they delve into the nuances of Amazon marketing strategies. Their goal is to empower sellers with the knowledge and tools they need to thrive in a competitive marketplace.

Carly is eager to share actionable strategies and lessons learned from managing a vast array of products on Amazon with your audience, contributing to their success on the platform.

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