Advertising SOP: Best Practices on Campaign Segmentation

Best Practices on Campaign Segmentation

Who is this for? This SOP is intended for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and marketing professionals looking to enhance their advertising strategies through effective campaign segmentation.

Objective: The aim of this SOP is to present a concise set of best practices for segmenting advertising campaigns, helping users to deliver targeted and personalized ads that improve campaign performance and ROI. The guide will cover key segmentation aspects, such as demographic, geographic, behavioral, and psychographic factors, along with practical tips for leveraging data and analytics.

Best Practices

  1. Determine How Many Campaigns Are Needed

    1. Utilize THIS SOP to determine which campaigns exist, and which will need to be created.

  2. Organize your Campaigns.

  3. Suggested Keyword targets per campaign

    1. Broad : 5 - 10 targets  that are 1 - 2 words in Length that are  HIGHLY RELEVANT

    2. Phrase : 5 - 10 targets

    3. Exact : 10 - 15 targets that are  3 - 5 words in Length that are needed to RANK organically

  4. Never Segment by ASINS to start

  5. Category Targeting

    1. Always refine

      1. New Product with Low reviews = 3 Stars and Under no price limit

      2. Long-Standing Product = 4 Stars and Below with Min Price set to $2 under what the product price is.

  6. Campaign Allocation

    1. Sponsored Products: 60% of your campaigns

    2. Sponsored Brands: 25% of your campaigns

    3. Sponsored Display: 15% of your campaigns

Sample Screen shot :

  • Sponsored Products Campaign Checklist

  • Sponsored Brands Campaign Checklist

  • Sponsored Display Campaign Checklist