MIKE BEGG
Amazon · Supplements · 1 week

How a supplements brand lifted weekly Amazon sales 25% while cutting TACOS from 13.1% to 7.7%

Answer-first

A supplements brand on Amazon grew weekly total sales from $22,094 to $27,666 (up 25%, or $5,572) while TACOS fell from 13.1% to 7.7%. The reset combined bid optimization, negating wasted search terms and restructuring campaigns to protect top performers.

TACOS
-5.4 pts
Weekly sales
+25%
Added per week
+$5,572
Published ·Updated
TACOS · 1 week
13.1% to 7.7%
Weekly sales
$22.1K to $27.7K
Added per week
+$5,572
Total sales
+25%

01The challenge

A supplements brand was selling $22,094 a week with TACOS at 13.1%. Advertising was carrying a heavy share of total sales, and some of that spend was going to search terms that never converted.

Dependence on ads is a stability problem as well as a cost problem. The more of your sales ads have to buy, the less room there is to scale.

Lower TACOS is not just savings. It is lower dependence on ads.

02The approach: The Negate-and-Restructure Reset

The Negate-and-Restructure Reset removes waste first, then reshapes the account around what already works. Bids go down where ACOS is high, wasted search terms are negated, and campaigns are restructured to protect the top performers.

  1. Optimize bids

    Lowered bids on high-ACOS keywords and targets and pushed spend into the ones that were converting.

  2. Negate the waste

    Negated irrelevant and non-converting search terms to cut wasted spend.

  3. Restructure to protect winners

    Restructured campaigns to protect top performers and improve placement efficiency.

03The results

In one week, total sales grew from $22,094 to $27,666, up $5,572 or 25%. TACOS fell from 13.1% to 7.7%.

Why it worked: wasted spend came out before the account was reshaped, so what remained was concentrated on converting terms. Sales grew while TACOS dropped, which means ad spend now supports sales more efficiently and the growth leans less on advertising.


04FAQ

How does TACOS fall while total sales rise?

When wasted spend is negated and bids are shifted toward converting terms, total sales can grow on less ad reliance. Here weekly sales rose from $22,094 to $27,666 while TACOS fell from 13.1% to 7.7%.

What is the Negate-and-Restructure Reset?

A three-part reset: optimize bids by performance, negate irrelevant and non-converting search terms, and restructure campaigns to protect top performers.

Why does lower ad dependence matter?

The less your sales rely on ads, the more stable the growth and the easier it is to scale.

How quickly can this show up?

On this account the one-week comparison showed it. Keep reviewing search terms weekly so the waste does not creep back.

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Mike Begg

E-commerce operator and business acquirer. Founder of AMZ Commerce Advisers (100+ active Amazon brands, 500+ managed since 2016) and GoAvance. Owner of Reach Social Commerce (50+ TikTok Shop launches). Amazon Ads Advanced Partner. Based in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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