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Google Ads places your products directly in front of people who are actively searching to buy. For ecommerce, the most powerful campaign types are:

Google Shopping Campaigns (Performance Max)

Show your products with images, prices, and reviews directly in Google Search, Google Shopping tab, YouTube, and Gmail. This is the single most effective Google Ads campaign type for ecommerce.

  • Connect your Google Merchant Center with your Shopify/WooCommerce store

  • Ensure product data feed is optimised (title, description, image, price, GTIN)

  • Set a daily budget — even $25–30/day produces results for niche products

  • Target Australia only (and specific states if relevant to your audience)

Google Search Ads

  • Target high-intent keywords like ‘buy organic baby clothes Australia’

  • Use exact match and phrase match keywords for precise targeting

  • Write 3 compelling ad variations and let Google’s AI test them

  • Always use ad extensions: sitelinks, callouts, and price extensions

10.2 Meta Ads (Facebook & Instagram)

Meta Ads are exceptional for reaching customers who don’t know they need your product yet — ideal for brand awareness and impulse-purchase products. They work by targeting people based on interests, demographics, and behaviours.

Essential Meta Ad campaigns for ecommerce:

  • Top-of-Funnel Awareness — video or carousel ads targeting your ideal audience interests

  • Middle-of-Funnel Retargeting — target people who visited your website (install Meta Pixel on day one)

  • Bottom-of-Funnel Conversion — target website visitors, add-to-cart abandoners, and email lists

  • Dynamic Product Ads — automatically show customers the exact product they viewed on your site