PPC & Advertising Management

Data-driven, profit-first advertising strategy across all campaign types. We don't just manage your ads — we engineer sustainable ROAS that compounds over time.

The problem with most PPC management

Most brands come to us after spending months — sometimes years — with campaigns that look busy but produce poor returns. Auto campaigns running with zero negative keywords. Broad match terms wasting spend on irrelevant searches. Budgets being consumed without a clear strategy for what organic ranking outcome the ad spend is building towards.

The core issue is that PPC and SEO are typically managed as separate disciplines, by different people, with different goals. At UP Commerce, we treat them as one integrated system — because a well-structured PPC campaign doesn't just generate ad-attributed revenue, it builds organic ranking that reduces your long-term ad dependency.

Our PPC philosophy: profit-first, always

We are not incentivised to increase your ad spend. Our fee structure is based on the quality of our work, not a percentage of your ad budget. This means every recommendation we make is genuinely about improving your profitability — not growing the number we take a cut of.

Before we touch a single campaign, we define your target ACoS based on your product margins, your competitive position, and your growth goals. Every optimisation decision is measured against that target — not against industry benchmarks that may have nothing to do with your specific business model.

What we manage

  • Sponsored Products: The foundation of most advertising strategies — keyword-targeted and product-targeted campaigns designed to capture high-intent search traffic
  • Sponsored Brands: Brand awareness and consideration campaigns including video ads, custom headlines, and store spotlights for brand-registered sellers
  • Sponsored Display: Remarketing and audience targeting both on and off the marketplace — used for retargeting product page visitors and competitor ASIN audiences
  • Demand-Side Platform (DSP): Programmatic display advertising for brands with larger budgets who want to reach audiences at every stage of the funnel

The keyword architecture we build

Before a single campaign goes live, we build a comprehensive keyword architecture for your brand. This typically includes:

  • 2–5 primary high-volume, high-intent keywords that your brand absolutely must win
  • 10–25 secondary keywords covering direct and adjacent search intent
  • 50–150+ long-tail keywords that are lower competition and higher conversion
  • Competitor ASIN and brand targeting strategies
  • Negative keyword lists built from day one to eliminate wasted spend immediately

Weekly optimisation cadence

Every week without exception, your account manager runs through a structured optimisation process: search term report analysis, bid adjustments based on performance data, negative keyword additions, budget allocation review, and organic rank monitoring. This weekly cadence is what separates compounding improvement from campaigns that plateau after the initial setup.

What's included in PPC Management
Full campaign architecture build Keyword research & mapping Negative keyword strategy Sponsored Products campaigns Sponsored Brands campaigns Sponsored Display campaigns Weekly search term optimisation Bid management & budget allocation Organic rank monitoring Weekly performance report Monthly strategy review call ACoS & TACoS tracking dashboard
57%
Avg ACoS reduction
3.9×
Avg ROAS achieved

How we manage your advertising

1
Account audit & historical analysis
We pull a full 90-day historical download of your advertising data. We analyse campaign structure, keyword performance, search term efficiency, bid patterns, and wasted spend. We quantify exactly how much budget has been lost to underperforming campaigns and identify every immediate optimisation opportunity.
90-day data pullWasted spend analysisKeyword gap audit
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Target ACoS setting & campaign architecture design
We calculate your target ACoS based on your product margins and growth objectives. We then design a campaign architecture from scratch — typically including auto, broad, phrase, and exact match campaigns across all relevant ad types, with a clear structure that allows us to push winners and cut losers cleanly.
Margin-based ACoS targetingCampaign architecture designMatch type strategy
3
Launch, monitor & first-week adjustment
New campaigns are launched and monitored daily in the first two weeks. We watch for early winners to scale, immediate wasted spend to eliminate, and any technical issues. Most accounts see measurable improvement in efficiency within the first 2–3 weeks.
Daily monitoring (first 2 weeks)Rapid bid iterationEarly winner scaling
4
Weekly optimisation cycle
Every Monday, your account manager runs our structured weekly process: full search term report review, bid adjustments, negative keyword additions, budget reallocation, and organic rank tracking. You receive a performance report the same day detailing every change made and why.
Search term harvestingBid adjustmentsNegative keyword buildWeekly report
5
Monthly strategy review & scaling decisions
Once a month, we hold a strategy review call to look at the bigger picture — organic rank progress, ROAS trends, competitive changes, and the next month's priorities. As organic rank improves and TACoS falls, we model the path to sustainable profitability with reduced ad dependency.
Monthly strategy callTACoS trajectory modellingScaling roadmap

What you get, every month

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Weekly Performance Report
Every Monday: ACoS, TACoS, ROAS, spend vs target, top converting keywords, organic rank changes, and actions taken that week.
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Search Term Harvesting
Weekly analysis of your search term reports — harvesting winning terms into targeted campaigns and building your negative keyword library.
Bid Management
Data-driven bid adjustments based on conversion rate, ranking position, competitor activity, and your target ACoS — not guesswork.
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Organic Rank Tracking
Weekly tracking of your primary and secondary keywords' organic positions — because the ultimate goal of PPC is to reduce your long-term ad dependency.
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Competitor Monitoring
We track competitor ad activity, pricing changes, and new entrants in your category — and adjust strategy accordingly.
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Monthly Strategy Call
45-minute monthly review call: performance deep-dive, strategic decisions for the coming month, and answers to any questions you have.

What our clients typically achieve

57%
Avg ACoS Reduction
Across all active PPC clients
3.9×
Average ROAS
After 90 days under management
11wk
Avg. to Page 1 Rank
For primary keyword
70%
Organic Sales Share
Best case: Kitchen organiser brand

PPC management questions

How quickly will I see results?
Most clients see meaningful improvements in ACoS and ROAS within the first 4–6 weeks as we implement the new campaign structure and begin the weekly optimisation cycle. Significant organic ranking improvements typically take 8–12 weeks, depending on the competitiveness of your category. We share weekly data from day one so you can track progress continuously.
Do you charge a percentage of ad spend?
No. We charge a flat monthly management fee, not a percentage of ad spend. This is intentional — we never want to be incentivised to grow your ad budget unless it's genuinely the right move for your profitability. Our fee is based on the scope of work, not the size of your campaigns.
What's the minimum ad budget to work with you?
We work with brands at different stages, but to make meaningful PPC management worthwhile, we generally recommend a minimum advertising budget of £1,500–£2,000 per month. Below this, the cost of management relative to the ad spend may not make commercial sense. We'll be honest with you about this during your free audit.
Can you manage both UK and US campaigns simultaneously?
Yes. We regularly manage advertising across multiple marketplaces for the same brand. Each marketplace has its own campaign structure, keyword strategy, and target ACoS — we don't simply copy campaigns from one market to another. Pricing for multi-market management is discussed during your proposal.
What access do you need to my account?
We request user-level access to your advertising console (not account owner access). This gives us everything we need to build, manage, and optimise your campaigns without ever having access to sensitive account settings, payment methods, or personal information. We follow a strict least-privilege access policy.

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