Layer 2

Media buying for e-commerce stores

Budget decisions made product by product: where the next dollar goes, how fast spend rises, and when a campaign gets cut.

The work this covers

  • Budget allocation

    Spend divided by product margin and stock, and moved when either changes.

  • Offer testing

    Bundles, price points and shipping thresholds tested against each other.

  • Landing page tests

    The page a click lands on, tested alongside the ad that sent it.

  • Scaling plans

    How fast a budget rises, and the result that must hold before each increase.

  • Stop rules

    The numbers that end a campaign, written down before it launches.

  • Pacing

    Spend checked against plan every day.

Where media buying sits in the stack

Each layer can be taken alone. Run together, they pass their findings to each other.

Takes from

Google Ads management

Search terms and product-level results, which show where demand and profit are.

Passes to

Ad creative production

The offers and audiences that win, so creative knows what to make more of.

What we need from you

  • Margins per product, including shipping and fees
  • Stock levels and your promotion calendar
  • Access to your store's analytics

Questions about media buying

Which channels do you buy on?

Google first: Search, Shopping, YouTube and Demand Gen. Other channels are decided store by store.

How fast can budgets grow?

As fast as the numbers hold. Every increase has a condition attached, agreed before it happens.

Can you work with our existing agency or in-house buyer?

Yes. Media buying can run alongside a team that already handles another layer.