As Amazon has complete information about consumers‘ buying habits, this data allows them to determine exactly what people are buying now and what they are likely to buy next. So if you are still wondering where to invest your advertising budget, the answer is clear.
In Q3 of 2022, Amazon’s ads revenue grew 25% to $9.5 billion – an impressive 10 times higher than Google’s advertising revenue growth, which also includes YouTube. Facebook, including Instagram, even saw a decrease in 2022, dropping 3.7%, closing the gap between Facebook and Amazon even more.
At the end of 2019 Facebook Ads was more than six times bigger than Amazon Ads, but is now only three times the size. When we compare Amazon Ads with other platforms, it exceeds Pinterest, Snapchat, and Twitter combined.
Amazon’s continued ad revenue growth is a testament to its strong media strategy. The company successfully uses performance-based solutions that prioritize customer-focused ads based on real-time behavior. Amazon Ads‘ success demonstrates its ability to monetize the incredibly accurate and relevant data collected on the platform.
The availability of ads outside of Amazon is indeed one of the main reasons for Amazon Ads’ rapid growth. According to Marketplace Pulse, “Amazon advertising’s growth is due to the whole network reaching further, especially off Amazon, and in more ways than bottom-of-the-funnel ads.”
Leading brands and agencies use Amazon ads to spread throughout the Internet, not just on sites owned by Amazon.com. Ads are delivered to external websites to retarget customers who have visited Amazon when they visit those other sites. As the ads bring the shoppers directly to the company site, it has a high chance of leading to click-through and conversions.
Using a variety of Amazon Ads options makes brands and products more accessible to Amazon shoppers no matter where they are searching. In addition, Amazon recently announced that brands that don’t sell on Amazon, such as restaurants and hotels, will now be able to advertise on the other platforms of Amazon’s advertising network, for example, the live streaming platform Twitch.
Amazon Ads open up possibilities for businesses to reach new and potential customers in a variety of ways. It is becoming less limited and more customizable, so brands can meet shoppers wherever they are, connect to them and build a relationship that results in loyal, returning customers.
If you want to discover deeper how brands that aren’t selling on Amazon can benefit from using Amazon Ads, check out our recent recap of the Amazon unBoxed 2022 event.
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The Amazon Marketing Cloud, new DSP digital signage ads and Sponsored Brands‘ video builder templates are among the top trends to look out for in the coming year.
To get more detailed information on how to make the most of these new solutions and tools by implementing them into your advertising strategy, reach out to our team of Amazon Ads professionals.