Case Study
Ecom Brainly · Active Engagement
January 2024 Present

$2.5M in 8 months. Seasonal strategy. Sports and Outdoors brand scaled to market leader.

An outdoor gear brand with strong products but untapped seasonal demand. We built a full-funnel strategy around peak summer buying behavior, aligned PPC with real search trends, and combined Amazon advertising with external traffic to push the brand past $2.5M in revenue in under a year.

$2.5M
Revenue in 8 months
+32%
Click-through rate improvement
+25%
Conversion rate increase
Top 5
Positions for all target seasonal terms
Strategy: · Amazon PPC · Seasonal Campaigns · External Traffic · Listing Optimization · DataDive Keyword Analysis · SQP Funnel Analysis · A+ Content
The Starting Point

Strong product.
Missed season.

The brand sold outdoor gear with genuine seasonal demand products people search for heavily in spring and summer. But the account was not built to capture that wave. Campaigns ran as if every month was equal. The listing was not optimized for summer search intent. There was no external traffic strategy to supplement Amazon's internal algorithm during the peak window.

Seasonality on Amazon is not just about adjusting bids. It requires a full rebuild of keyword architecture, creative direction, and traffic sources to align with exactly how buyers search when demand peaks. That is what we built.

Account Snapshot Before
Category
Sports and Outdoors high seasonal demand concentration
Campaign Structure
Non-seasonal, missing peak summer keyword targeting
Main Image
Not tested for summer context or seasonal CTR optimization
External Traffic
None 100% reliant on internal Amazon algorithm
A+ Content
Present but not aligned to seasonal buyer benefits
Keyword Funnel Visibility
No SQP analysis bid adjustments made without funnel data
Revenue Trajectory
Flat seasonal opportunity being left entirely uncaptured
The Objective

Own the season.
Capture the wave.

🏞
Maximize seasonal revenue through precise timing, targeted keywords, and multi-channel traffic.

Most brands treat summer like any other quarter. We treated it like a launch event with a coordinated strategy built specifically around the 8-week peak window where outdoor gear demand multiplies. Every element of the account was realigned to that objective before the season began.

🎯 Improve CTR by targeting summer-specific search behavior, not generic outdoor terms
📈 Build seasonal PPC campaigns architected around peak search trends and top summer keywords
🔗 Leverage external traffic sources to supplement Amazon's internal algorithm during peak demand
🏆 Secure top 5 organic positions for the category's highest-volume seasonal search terms
Our Strategy

Three pillars.
One coordinated push.

We structured the approach around three parallel workstreams advertising, listing, and data running simultaneously so every element compounded the others. No isolated tactics. One connected strategy.

01
Advertising
Seasonal PPC Campaign Architecture

Built dedicated seasonal campaigns timed to align with peak summer search demand rather than running evergreen campaigns year-round.

Sponsored Brand Ads with summer-themed visuals and seasonal headline copy
Sponsored Display Ads targeting high-intent audience segments and remarketing pools
Identified the top-volume seasonal search terms in the category and built exact match campaigns around them
External traffic campaigns running in parallel to Amazon ads to drive off-platform high-intent buyers directly to listings
02
Listing Optimization
DataDive-Powered Listing Rebuild

Used DataDive to surface the exact keyword gaps between this listing and the top-ranking competitors in the category, then rebuilt accordingly.

A/B tested summer-oriented main images to identify the visual that maximized clicks from summer shoppers
CTR improved by 28% from image testing alone before any campaign changes were applied
Enhanced A+ Content to highlight the specific seasonal use cases and outdoor benefits buyers search for in summer
Title and bullets rebuilt around seasonal search intent, not generic product description language
03
Data and Optimization
SQP Keyword Funnel Analysis

Implemented weekly Search Query Performance analysis to see exactly where in the funnel each keyword was performing and where budget was being wasted.

Weekly performance reviews enabled precise bid adjustments at every level of the keyword funnel
Identified which seasonal terms were driving impressions but not conversions and shifted budget accordingly
Tracked keyword ranking positions weekly and used ranking momentum to inform budget scaling decisions
Funnel data informed not just PPC decisions but listing copy refinements throughout the season
The Results

$2.5 million.
8 months.

Every metric moved in the right direction. The seasonal strategy executed exactly as designed CTR up, conversions up, organic rank secured on the most competitive terms in the category, and $2.5M in total revenue generated across the 8-month engagement window.

$2.5M
Total Revenue Generated
In 8 months from a brand that was previously missing its entire peak seasonal window.
Combined Amazon PPC and external traffic working in coordination across the full seasonal cycle.
Baseline CTR
increased by
+32%
CTR Improvement
Above category benchmark
Baseline CVR
increased by
+25%
Conversion Rate
Sustained throughout season
Pre-test CTR
improved by
+28%
Image A/B Test CTR
Before any PPC changes
Unranked
achieved
Top 5
Keyword Rankings
All target seasonal terms
How It Unfolded

The season built
milestone by milestone.

1
Audit and Setup
Jan 2024
Full account and keyword audit complete
2
Listing Rebuilt
+28%
CTR gain from image A/B testing
3
Season Launched
+32%
Overall CTR improvement at peak
4
Rankings Secured
Top 5
Organic positions on all target terms
Revenue Milestone
$2.5M
Total revenue in 8 months
🏞
Campaign Achievement
$2.5M Revenue. Top 5 Ranking. Season Owned.

The results from this engagement prove that seasonal strategy on Amazon is not about turning up bids in summer. It requires rebuilding the entire account around seasonal buyer intent from the main image to the keyword architecture to the ad creative weeks before demand peaks. When that alignment is in place, the results compound rapidly. This brand went from missing its peak season entirely to generating $2.5M in 8 months and holding top 5 organic positions on its most competitive keywords.

Your peak season is coming

Is your account ready
to capture it?

Book a free 30-minute discovery call. We will audit your account, map your seasonal keyword opportunities, and show you exactly what it would take to replicate this kind of growth. No obligation. No pitch. Just clarity.

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