YeastGuard PPC Scale-Up Strategy

May 2026 | Generated May 4, 2026 | Last updated: May 4 (post Titan AI integration)

ASIN: B0FG2DQD3D  •  Marketplace: Amazon US  •  Profile: 1187011957649980
Goal: Scale from ~22 units/day → 35–40 units/day by May 31, 2026
Channels: SP SBV only — no SD
Inventory: Cleared (3,000+ units available)  •  S&S: 10% (locked for May)

Diagnosis

Daily Volume
22 units
$693/day revenue
Daily Ad Spend
$130
$2,813 last month
ACOS / ROAS
31% / 3.2
TACOS 19.7%
Ad CAC
$5.91
Ceiling $9.19 ✓

Verified unit economics (May 4)

ComponentValue
AOV (selling price)$31.49
COGS−$7.75
Amazon FBA fee−$3.86
Referral fee (currently waived via promo)$0.00
Gross margin before ads & S&S$19.88 / unit (63%)
Pre-ad margin (CM2)~55%
⚠️ Promo caveat: Referral fee waiver is promotional. If/when it expires, fees rise to $8.58/unit and gross margin drops to $15.16/unit (48%). Sensitivity analysis in Profitability tab.

Week-by-Week Execution

WeekDatesFocusTarget/day
1May 4–10Pillar 1 + 1B (Single-KW Exact Stacks) + Pillar 3 (cuts) + start Pillar 226–28
2May 11–17Complete Pillar 2 (incl. 2D adjacent symptom KWs) + launch Pillar 4 (incl. coupon) + Pillar 530–33
3May 18–24Optimize, prune underperformers, expand winners + Pillar 6 (PLOG listing audit)33–37
4May 25–31Lock the gain — bid optimization only, no new launches35–40

Expected Outcome (May 31)

MetricMay 1 baselineMay 31 target
Units/day2235–40
Daily revenue$693$1,100–1,260
Daily ad spend$130$200–230
ACOS31%30–33%
TACOS19.7%18–19%
Monthly contribution$8,597$15,136 (+76%)
Net incremental+$6,539/month
Probability of hitting target~85–90%

Guardrails

June Roadmap (deferred)

External Traffic — Google Ads + TikTok Deferred to June
Drive external traffic to Amazon listing for Cosmo/Rufus organic ranking boost. 2–3 week lag effect on organic rank but compounds. Outside Amazon PPC scope; requires separate budget + setup. Plan for June kickoff once May volume locks at 35–40/day.
S&S Tier Decision Revisit in June
Currently 10% S&S (locked for May). Evaluate stepping to 15% in June once volume is settled — at that point LTV from sticky subscribers becomes the dominant lever vs. May's unit margin compression concern. See Profitability tab.

7 Pillars + 14 Sub-Plays

Each pillar with expected unit-volume lift. Total expected: +18–28 units/day against the 22 baseline.

Pillar 1 — Scale the proven winners Week 1

Top 4 campaigns produced 88 orders / $2,907 revenue in 30 days at <29% ACOS.

CampaignTypeSpendOrdersACOSAction
Pawganix Hot KW – dog paw licking remedySBV$301.573128.92%+50% budget, TOS bid mod +75%
SP_Probiotics_Search Term_BMMSP$234.682528.06%+40% budget, raise top KW bids 15%
Pawganix Dog yeast paw treatment E and PSBV$165.742223.45%+60% budget — best ROAS in book
Pawganix - Kills Yeast in Dog Paws BSBV$81.831025.42%+50% budget, expand to broad/phrase

Expected lift: +6–8 units/day within 7–10 days

Pillar 1B — Single-Keyword Exact Stacks (PPC 3.0 Phase 2) NEW Week 1

Currently capturing only 30% click share on top term "yeast infection treatment for dogs". Isolate top 5 converting search terms from BMM/Broad campaigns into their own dedicated Single-KW Exact Match SP campaigns.

  • One Exact campaign per top-converting keyword (5 campaigns total)
  • Aggressive Top-of-Search bid modifier (+75% to +100%)
  • Initial bid: observed CPC × 1.20 to win premium placement
  • Target: capture remaining 70% click share on each term

Expected lift: +3–5 units/day (largest single contributor)

Pillar 2 — SP Product Targeting & Discovery expansion Week 1–2

2A. SP Competitor ASIN Targeting v2 SP

Build new SP campaign targeting top 30 competitor ASINs (3x current list). Filter for: weak competitors (4★ or below) OR cheap-but-bad-reviews competitors. Existing SP_Probiotics_Competitor Target_Expanded_1 already at 24.31% ACOS — strong signal to expand.

2B. SP Category Targeting SP

Refined category targeting on Dog Health & Supplements browse nodes — price band $25–$45, rating 4+ stars.

2C. SP Auto — Substitutes Match SP

Clone SP_Probiotics_Auto_Loose Match with Substitutes match type. $30/day budget, harvest converting search terms weekly into Manual Exact (now automated — see Automation tab).

2D. Adjacent Symptom-Cluster Discovery NEW SP

SQP data identified untapped potential in adjacent symptom-based queries:

  • "yeast dog treatment" — Rank 9, only 1.5% click share (room to dominate)
  • "dogs itching and licking paws" — Rank 21, only 2.7% click share

Launch dedicated Broad + Phrase discovery campaigns on these adjacent symptom clusters. Feed converters into Pillar 1B Exact stacks via the weekly harvest.

Combined Pillar 2 budget: $50–60/day. Target ACOS: 30–35%. Expected lift: +6–9 units/day

Pillar 3 — Cut SB underperformers + SBV creative refresh Week 1

CampaignACOSAction
Pawganix Campaign dog supplement for itching relief37.38%Pause; rebuild as new SBV with tighter KW set
Pawganix Competitor KW Ranking TN (12 competitors)38.21%Cut to top 3 converting competitors; halve bids on rest
Pawganix Brand Video - Product Targeting29.89%Refresh creative — new 3-sec hook + updated social proof

Frees ~$170/month → redeploy to Pillar 1 winners.

Net effect: +0 units/day immediate (capital efficiency move)

Pillar 4 — SBV reach expansion + Brand Defense + Coupon Week 2

4A. SBV Brand Story format SBV

Launch 2 new SBV ad groups using Brand Story creative format on top 5 generic terms. Higher CTR than standard SB.

4B. Brand Defense audit SBV SP

Confirm "pawganix", "yeastguard", "yeast guard" coverage: ACOS <10%, TOS Impression Share >80%. If TOS IS <80%, raise bids 25%.

4C. SBV Halo Tier-2 Competitors SBV

Replicate winning E&P targeting structure against next-tier competitors (the ones not currently targeted).

4D. SBV Single-KW Exact Stacks NEW SBV

Clone the top-converting Exact match terms from Pillar 1B into dedicated SBV campaigns. PPC 3.0 Phase 2 emphasizes exact-match video to dominate the high-intent mobile feed. Aggressive bids to capture top-of-feed video placements.

4E. 10% Listing Coupon NEW

Deploy a green coupon badge (10% off) on the listing to maximize CTR from search results pages, especially as Pillar 1B/4D Exact campaigns push your ad to TOS positions at premium pricing ($31.49 vs. $17.95 category median).

  • Expected CTR lift: 15–25%
  • Improves ad relevance score → lowers CPC over time
  • Easily absorbed by 55% CM2 margin

Combined Pillar 4 budget: $40/day across 4A + 4C + 4D. Expected lift: +4–6 units/day

Pillar 5 — Dayparting bid pacing Week 2

Use actual heatmap data (see Dayparting tab) — NOT the generic "shut off midnight–5am" advice.

  • +30–50% bid mods on peak windows: 0–3 AM PT, 6–8 AM PT, 12–3 PM PT
  • −20% on 7 PM PT (consistent ACOS dump across multiple days)
  • Activate via Titan's Day Parting Agent (your profile has 0.5–1.5x range pre-configured)

Expected lift: +1–2 units/day (same spend, better conversions)

Pillar 6 — PLOG Listing CVR Feedback Loop NEW Week 3

As Pillar 1B/2D campaigns expand into adjacent symptom keywords, the listing must speak to those exact symptoms or CVR drops below the 21% baseline.

  • Weekly: monitor SQP report for new Exact campaigns
  • If keyword CVR <15%, update listing Image #3 or #4 to address that symptom directly (e.g., "Rapid Relief for Excessive Paw Licking")
  • Re-aligning listing creative with PPC search terms drags CVR back up

Expected lift: CVR protection (prevents −2 to −4 units/day loss as you scale)

Pillar 7 — External Traffic Deferred to June

Google Ads + TikTok driving to Amazon listing → Cosmo/Rufus organic ranking boost. 2–3 week lag effect; compounds with PPC. Out of scope for May per your decision.

Hour-of-Week Conversion Heatmap

Data window: April 28 – May 4 (7 days) | Timezone: Pacific (PT) | Convert PT → CT by adding 2 hours.

Note on Monday data: Mon hours 8–23 show zero data (tracking gap). Treat Monday signal with caution. Other days reliable.

Heatmap (cell = ROAS for that hour-of-week)

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No conversion / no data ROAS < 2 (poor) ROAS 2–3 ROAS 3–5 ROAS 5–8 ROAS > 8 (excellent)

Pattern read & bid mod recommendations

Window (PT)Window (CT)PatternBid Mod
0–3 AM PT2–5 AM CTStrongest hours: Wed–Fri ROAS 7–16. Insomnia/night-shift owners researching solutions.+30–50%
6–8 AM PT8–10 AM CTTue/Thu strong (ROAS 11–14); morning routine purchases.+25%
12–3 PM PT2–5 PM CTConsistent positive across Tue/Wed/Sat, ROAS 3–20. Lunch-break decisions.+20%
4–6 PM PT6–8 PM CTHighest impressions volume; CVR mixed but generally positive.Hold
7 PM PT9 PM CT⚠️ Volume spike but ACOS dump — Sun 47.9%, Thu 81.0%, Tue 46.2%−20%
8–10 PM PT10 PM–12 AM CTMixed — Wed/Sat strong, Thu/Sun weak. Treat as neutral.Hold
11 PM–1 AM PT1–3 AM CTBrowse-not-buy on weekends; Wed late night strong.−15% (weekends)
Counter-intuitive finding: Late night/early morning (0–3 AM PT) is NOT a dead zone for YeastGuard — it's actually one of your strongest windows. This contradicts the generic Titan playbook ("shut off midnight–5 AM"). Use this product's actual data, not the generic advice.

Automation path

Use Titan's Day Parting Agent (your profile has minMultiplier: 0.5, maxMultiplier: 1.5 pre-configured). Activate it in Titan's UI for the 4 Pillar 1 winners + the new Pillar 1B Exact stacks. Set-and-forget — agent reads the heatmap weekly and applies multipliers within the 0.5–1.5 range.

10% vs 15% Subscribe & Save Analysis

Decision (locked for May): Stick with 10% S&S during May (Scenario B). Revisit 15% in early June, once volume is locked at 35–40/day. At that point LTV from sticky subscribers becomes the dominant lever vs. May's unit margin compression.

Inputs

Three Scenarios

Line Item A. Status Quo B. Scale-up @ 10% S&S C. Scale-up @ 15% S&S
Units/day223838
Total units (30d)6601,1401,140
Gross revenue$20,783$35,899$35,899
S&S discount−$624−$1,077−$2,154
Net revenue$20,160$34,822$33,745
COGS−$5,115−$8,835−$8,835
Amazon fees−$2,548−$4,400−$4,400
Ad spend−$3,900−$6,450−$6,450
Net contribution$8,597$15,136$14,059
Per-unit contribution$13.03$13.28$12.33
TACOS19.4%18.5%19.1%
vs. Status Quo+$6,539+$5,462
vs. Scenario B−$1,077

Sensitivity: If referral fee promo expires (fees → $8.58/unit)

ScenarioNet Contributionvs. Above
A. Status Quo$5,482−$3,115
B. Scale-up @ 10% S&S$9,755−$5,381
C. Scale-up @ 15% S&S$8,678−$5,381
Even worst case (promo expires), Scenario B still nets +$4,273/month above status quo.

LTV consideration (the case FOR 15% S&S in June)

The May P&L undersells S&S subscriber value. Each subscriber typically retains 3–5 months. If 15% S&S adds ~120 net new subscribers in May vs. 10%, and each retains for 3 months at 1 order/month:

That's why we revisit in June — not because 15% is wrong, but because the LTV math becomes load-bearing once May volume is locked.

Active Scheduled Automations

Already running on your behalf:

📊 Pawganix US Sales Dashboard Refresh ACTIVE
Daily at 6:05 AM CT • Pulls Titan data and rewrites the dashboard HTML in place
cron: 0 6 * * *
🛡️ SBV Negative Keyword Sweep ACTIVE
Friday 7:06 AM CT • Pulls SBV search term reports, flags wasted spend, generates pending-approval HTML report
cron: 0 7 * * 5
🌾 Search Term Harvest ACTIVE
Friday 7:21 AM CT • Pulls SP Auto/Broad converters with 3+ orders, recommends graduation to Exact campaigns
cron: 15 7 * * 5
How the weekly tasks deliver: Both write a timestamped HTML report to your Ecommerce folder with recommendations awaiting your approval. They do not auto-execute negative-KW additions or campaign creation — you review the report Friday morning, then reply to either Friday session with "approve all" or pick the ones to apply, and Claude executes via Titan mutations.

Action Items — Automatable vs Manual

ActionTypeWhy
Bump budgets on 4 winning campaigns (Pillar 1)Auto via Titanupdate_sp_campaign / update_sb_campaign
TOS bid modifier increases (Pillar 1)Auto via Titanupdate_sp_campaign_placement_bids
Raise keyword bids 15% (Pillar 1)Auto via Titanupdate_sp_keywords_bulk
Build 5 Single-KW Exact SP campaigns (Pillar 1B)Auto via Titancreate_sp_campaign_full + create_sp_keyword
SP Competitor ASIN Targeting v2 (Pillar 2A)Auto via Titancreate_sp_campaign_full + create_sp_target
SP Category Targeting (Pillar 2B)Auto via Titancreate_sp_target with category refinements
SP Auto Substitutes clone (Pillar 2C)Auto via TitanMutation tools
Adjacent symptom-cluster discovery (Pillar 2D)Auto via Titancreate_sp_campaign_full + create_sp_keywords_bulk
Pause "dog supplement for itching relief" (Pillar 3)Auto via Titanarchive_sb_campaign
Cut competitor KW Ranking TN to top 3 (Pillar 3)Auto via TitanBulk bid update
SBV creative refresh (Pillar 3)ManualVideo upload via Brand Registry — no API for creative assets
SBV Brand Story format (Pillar 4A)HybridCampaign auto; Brand Story creative requires manual upload
Brand Defense audit + bid raises (Pillar 4B)Auto via TitanRead tools + bid update mutations
SBV Halo Tier-2 Competitors (Pillar 4C)HybridCampaign auto; video creative manual
SBV Single-KW Exact Stacks (Pillar 4D)HybridCampaign + KW auto; video creative manual
10% Listing Coupon (Pillar 4E)ManualSet in Seller Central → Promotions; no SP-API endpoint for coupon creation
Dayparting bid mods (Pillar 5)Titan AgentActivate Titan's Day Parting Agent in UI (one-time setup)
Listing image refresh (Pillar 6)ManualA+ Content / image upload via Seller Central
Weekly SBV Negative KW SweepScheduledActive — Friday 7:06 AM CT
Weekly Search Term HarvestScheduledActive — Friday 7:21 AM CT
External traffic (Google/TikTok)JuneOut of scope for May
Summary: 14 of 21 items automatable via Titan (or already scheduled). 4 items require manual Seller Central / creative work: SBV creative uploads, listing image refresh, 10% coupon setup, S&S tier changes. 1 item deferred to June (external traffic).

Pre-approve scheduled tasks

Both weekly tasks will run for the first time this Friday. Click "Run now" on each in the Scheduled sidebar before Friday to pre-approve tool permissions — otherwise the first auto-run may pause waiting for permission.

Titan AI Advice — Item-by-Item Analysis

The Titan AI Tool provided 12 strategic suggestions. Verdict for each, with impact and reasoning.

#SuggestionVerdictImpactReasoning
1 "Scale State + Ranking/Visibility Driver" framing — CM2 ~55%, ACOS 31% leaves 24% buffer to buy market share Adopted (refinement) Medium Conceptual framing is correct. Allows me to relax the 40% ACOS guardrail to ~50% on rank-driving keywords during May. Applied.
2 PPC 3.0 Phase 2 — Single-Keyword Exact Stacks Adopted as Pillar 1B HIGH (+3–5/day) Most impactful add. More surgical than my "raise bids 15%" approach.
3 Clone top-converting exact match terms into dedicated SBV campaigns Adopted as Pillar 4D +1–2/day Adds keyword-level precision to my Pillar 4 SBV expansion.
4 Adjacent symptom-cluster discovery: "yeast dog treatment" (rank 9), "dogs itching and licking paws" (rank 21) Adopted as Pillar 2D +2–3/day Specific data-driven KW targets with confirmed SQP signal.
5 Surgical competitor ASIN targeting (weak/cheap-bad-reviews) Refinement to Pillar 2A Already in plan Filtering criteria added to the 30-ASIN target list.
6 Deploy 10% listing coupon for CTR boost Adopted as Pillar 4E 15–25% CTR lift Per your decision to keep the 10% coupon. Easily absorbed by 55% CM2 margin.
7 Aggressive 30–50% S&S first-order discount Skipped (you chose 10%) Conflicts with locked-for-May 10% S&S decision. Revisit in June.
8 Generic dayparting: "shut off midnight–5 AM" REJECTED Wrong direction Your actual heatmap shows 0–3 AM PT is one of your strongest windows. Following this generic advice would cut profitable hours. Using actual data instead (see Dayparting tab).
9 PLOG Conversion Rate Feedback Loop — listing image optimization based on incoming PPC search terms Adopted as Pillar 6 CVR protection Critical insight I missed. Manual action but very high leverage as you scale into adjacent KWs.
10 External Traffic via Google/TikTok for Cosmo/Rufus organic boost Deferred to June +2–4/day organic (lagged) Per your decision to push to June. Will plan in late May for June kickoff.
11 SBV Exact Match negative-keyword weekly sweep Adopted — automated 10–30% spend protection Excellent risk insight. Now scheduled as Friday 7:06 AM CT recurring task.
12 Don't pause keywords at 40–45% ACOS during scale (breakeven ~55%) Adopted (guardrail revision) More headroom New campaign trial cap raised from 40% → 50% ACOS.

What Titan AI Got Right

What Titan AI Got Wrong