ACoS (Advertising Cost of Sale)
Ad spend ÷ ad sales. How much you pay in ads for every dollar the ads sell. $300 spend for $1,000 ad sales = 30% ACoS.
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ACoS = ad spend ÷ ad sales. TACoS = ad spend ÷ total sales. ROAS = ad sales ÷ ad spend. Break-even ACoS = (price − all costs per unit) ÷ price.
What the Numbers Mean
TACoS (Total ACoS)
Ad spend ÷ total sales. Shows how much your whole store leans on ads. A falling TACoS means organic sales are growing faster than ad spend.
ROAS (Return on Ad Spend)
Ad sales ÷ ad spend: the same thing as ACoS, turned around. A 30% ACoS is a ROAS of 3.33.
Break-Even ACoS
Your profit margin before ads. If your ACoS is higher than this, every ad sale loses money. Aim below it, unless you're paying to launch or rank a product on purpose.
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