When Algorithms Take the Wheel: Amazon Ads Match Type Shifts in 2025

03/09/2025 26 min Temporada 2 Episodio 168
When Algorithms Take the Wheel: Amazon Ads Match Type Shifts in 2025

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In this episode of The Ad Project, Joe and Maarja discuss the latest Amazon Ads algorithm changes shaking up Sponsored ProductsKey takeaways:Auto campaigns now account for nearly 40% of impressions, with broad match also climbing.Exact match still drives the highest conversion rates (>20%), but its share is shrinking.CPCs are rising on broad (+20% YoY) while auto remains cheapest.Amazon is weighting “Loose Match” and “Substitutes” more heavily within auto targeting.Advertisers should balance discovery and efficiency: run auto/broad with strong negatives, harvest winners into exact/phrase, and monitor impression share shifts.Adapt your strategy now—the balance between efficiency engines (exact) and discovery engines (auto/broad) is the new reality of Amazon Ads.👉 Follow, subscribe, and connect with us on LinkedIn and at adadvance.com to catch future episodes.

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