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How to Optimize Your Auto Targeting Campaign

Updated over 3 months ago

Auto Targeting campaigns are the easiest way to advertise on noon. They help you find which Targets (Keywords and Categories) shoppers use to find your products. This article outlines the steps involved in optimizing these campaigns.

Note: The visuals in the article are based on multiple test campaigns

1. Monitor Campaign Performance

You can monitor the performance of your campaign from the Campaigns Overview Page and its Performance Page.

Campaigns Overview Page

To check the performance of the campaign (Views, Clicks, CTR, ATC, Orders, and CPC) daily, see the Total Campaigns table


💡Tip : If you cannot find the campaign, you can search for it by typing its name in the search bar in the Total Campaigns table.



💡Tip: Click on the metrics in the Total Campaigns table to sort them in ascending or descending order according to the selected metric.


Performance Page

To monitor a campaign’s performance, click on its name in the table to access its Performance Page.

There, you can view the overall performance (Views, Clicks, CTR, Spends, Revenue, ROAS, and Orders) of your campaign across time, and a breakdown of its performance per Product/Stock Keeping Unit (SKU), Placement, Target, and Customer Query. When you click on the campaign name, you will land on the Products tab.

Notes

  • All data on Ad Manager appears as per the selected date range

  • Performance per placement is only available for Product Ads


💡Tip: Click on the metrics in any tab on the performance page to sort them in ascending or descending order according to the clicked metric.


Products Tab

In addition to checking the performance of each SKU in the campaign, clicking on the "+" icon allows you to see the performance of the SKU per target.

Note: For Auto Campaigns, the Targets are “auto category” and “auto keyword,” which refer to all targeted categories and keywords for that SKU, respectively.

Placements Tab (Only for Product Ads)

Click on "Placements".

Check the performance of the campaign per placement (Top Of Search, Rest of Search, Product Page, and Rest of Search).


💡 Tip: Set top-of-search placement to 100% before launching the campaign, then adjust it based on campaign performance.


Targets Tab

Click on "Targets"

Check the performance of each Target in the campaign.

Click on the "+" icon to see the performance of the Target per SKU.

Customer Queries Tab

Click on the “Customer Queries" tab.

Check the performance of your ad per Customer Query (actual search term typed or category browsed) that led customers to see your ad.

Note: Clicking on the numbers at the bottom allows you to scroll through pages of Customer Queries.

2. Download Reports

Download the “Campaign Overview Report” and the “Customer Queries Report” after running your campaign to analyze it

3. Analyze the Reports

Check a summary of the campaign’s performance and a breakdown across SKUs, Targets, Placements, and Queries.

4. Change Campaign Settings

  1. Increase Your Bid

When: If the campaign has a good ROAS.

How: Click on the pencil icon near the bid amount in the bid column on the Targeting Tab; enter a higher amount in the editable field; and finally, click on “Update”.

Note: Increasing the “auto category” or “auto keyword” bid increases the overall targeting bid of the campaign, for both keywords and categories.


💡Tip: Increase your bids gradually up to 10 AED/SAR or 100 EGP after 3 days of running your campaign.


2. Increase Your Top-of-Search Placement Bid

When: If you see a high performance (Revenue, ROAS) on Top of Search.

How: Click on the pencil icon near the bid amount in the bid column on the Placements Tab; enter a higher amount in the editable field; and finally, click on “Update”.

Learn more about bidding.

3. Add Negative Targets

When: If a query generates high clicks/spends but no sales, or when they are irrelevant to the product that you are advertising.

How: Click on the “Edit Campaign” button in the top right corner of the Performance Page.

Click on “Negative Targeting”.

Add your chosen negative keywords in a comma-separated list in the input field; click on “Add Keywords”; and finally, click on “Save & Next”.

4. Focus on High-Performing SKUs

If a SKU has 0 sales despite high bids and clicks after 7–14 days, advertise better-performing SKUs.

How to Stop Advertising Low-Performing SKUs

Toggle it off in the Active Column of the Products Tab of the Performance Page.

How to Add More SKUs to Advertise

In the Campaign Edit page, click on “Product Selection”.

Select SKUs to advertise from the list or search for the SKUs you want to advertise, then click on “Save & Next”.


💡 Tip: Select multiple SKUs to advertise by uploading a file or copy-pasting SKUs, then clicking on “Save & Next”.


5. Monitor Regularly

If the campaign has been running for less than 7 days, the data is too limited to decide.


💡Tip: Avoid pausing the campaign for consistent results.


What to do if You Have Low Add-to-Carts (ATCs)

Do a general search on noon to check the prices of other SKUs.

Example: Search for “TV” if you’re advertising a kind of wallet.


💡 Tip: Optimize your Product Detail Page to improve your chances of getting more Add to Carts.


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