ThenService 03 of 05

Ads managed on TACoS,
not vanity ACoS

ACoS flatters the ad account. It tells you how efficiently you spent, not whether the business grew. We govern every account on total ad cost of sale, so an improving number means an improving business.

What's included

Amazon advertising — PPC & DSP

Sponsored Products, Brands, Display, and DSP run as one funnel and governed by TACoS — so improvement in the ad account shows up as growth in the business, not just a prettier report.

Campaign architecture

Clean separation of discovery, harvest, defence, and brand terms so budget follows intent.

Search term harvesting

Weekly promotion of converting terms to exact match. On most accounts we audit this alone recovers 30–40% of budget.

Negative keyword discipline

Dead terms negated before they compound. The single most neglected job in most ad accounts.

Amazon DSP

Retargeting shoppers who viewed and did not buy, plus off-Amazon prospecting for brands with the volume to justify it.

Competitor conquesting

Sponsored Display and Brands placements on competitor detail pages where your comparison actually wins.

Weekly reporting

Numbers tied to total revenue and profitability, not a dashboard screenshot.

Fit

Who this is for

  • Brands spending $5K+/month on Amazon ads without weekly optimisation
  • Sellers whose ACoS looks fine but whose total revenue is flat
  • Brands that have never run a proper search term harvest or negation cycle
  • Accounts with enough volume to justify Amazon DSP
Questions

Common questions

What is the difference between ACoS and TACoS?

ACoS measures ad spend against ad-attributed sales only. TACoS measures ad spend against total sales, including organic. A falling TACoS means advertising is building organic rank rather than just renting it — which is the actual goal.

How much of my budget is typically being wasted?

On most accounts we audit, 30–40% of spend is going to search terms that have never converted and never will. That is not a claim about your account specifically — it is what we find most often, and it is exactly what a free audit checks.

Do I need Amazon DSP?

Only if you have the volume to justify it. DSP has a meaningful minimum spend and it works best as retargeting on top of a healthy Sponsored Products foundation. If your listing is not converting yet, DSP is the wrong next spend.

Not sure where
to start?

Twenty minutes on your listings and ad account. We'll show you where the spend is leaking and what it's worth to fix.

Book an Amazon audit