How to Create Custom Audiences

Creating audiences can help you target specific groups of potential and past buyers.

Objectives: 

An audience refers to a group of users that are targeted for advertising based on specific criteria. You have the ability to create your own audiences for a product/brand on Amazon DSP. After reading this how-to article you will be able to... 

  • Create a specific audience to target.
  • Customize the way that your spread awareness about you product/brand. 

Step 1: Navigate to advertiser section

  • Select the advertiser you want to use.

  • Select "Audiences" and click "New audience."

Step 2: Choose audience type

  • Choose from 16 different audience types. This article will use the "Products" option.

Step 3: Enter the product ASIN

  • Enter the ASIN of your product(s). This article will use coffee pods as an example.
  • In order to locate the ASIN of a product, click on the link to the page of the product. The ASIN is a 10 digit combination of numbers and letters in the URL.

  • If the correct ASIN is added, a visual of the product will appear on the right.

Step 4: Select and name audiences

  • Choose audience behaviors to target.
  • Create a name for each audience. Ex. "CoffeePods-ProductViews."
  • Set a lookback period. This is the time period that includes all audience members that preformed the audience behavior. 

  • Click "Add a description" and write short description for your audience. 

 

Step 5: Add the audience to your campaign

  • Navigate back to the audiences tab under "Advertiser."
  • Search for your new audience in the search bar.
  • Add your audience.

What have you accomplished?

After reading this how-to article, you will now be equipped with the skills to...

  • Create a unique audience for your product or brand. 
  • Target groups of people more efficiently.