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The Amazon PPC Same-As-Inventory Blind Spot That Kills ROAS
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Lucas and Luna uncover one of the most overlooked ROAS killers in Amazon PPC: the 'same as inventory' blind spot. When your ad campaign targets keywords that match exactly what's in stock, you might think that's efficient. But actually, it can cause severe cannibalization of organic sales, inflate ACOS, and misallocate budget. Using the example of a seller in the competitive 'wireless earbuds' category, they walk through how a specific data-logic error — where the campaign logic couldn't distinguish between organic and paid attribution for identical ASINs — led to a 22% drop in blended ROAS over a 90-day window. They explain the fix: a structural separation between 'stock-mirror' campaigns and 'discovery' campaigns. This episode is essential for any seller running Sponsored Products with broad or phrase match. No fluff, just a concrete blind spot you can fix today.