In auto-targeting versus manual-targeting, which statement is true?

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In auto-targeting versus manual-targeting, which statement is true?

Auto-targeting relies on Amazon’s algorithm to pick the terms or product targets your ads can appear for. You set up the campaign with a budget and a default bid, and Amazon automatically matches your ads to relevant search queries or product targets. This is why that statement is true: the power to choose the terms/targets sits with Amazon, not with you choosing every keyword or ASIN. Manual-targeting flips the control to you—you select the exact keywords or product targets to bid on, and you can tune bids for each one based on performance. That approach is about precision and control, not automatic discovery. The other options conflict with how targeting and bidding actually work. Manual-targeting does not automatically select keywords, auto-targeting isn’t locked to manual bids, and manual-targeting does not prevent bid adjustments.

Auto-targeting relies on Amazon’s algorithm to pick the terms or product targets your ads can appear for. You set up the campaign with a budget and a default bid, and Amazon automatically matches your ads to relevant search queries or product targets. This is why that statement is true: the power to choose the terms/targets sits with Amazon, not with you choosing every keyword or ASIN.

Manual-targeting flips the control to you—you select the exact keywords or product targets to bid on, and you can tune bids for each one based on performance. That approach is about precision and control, not automatic discovery.

The other options conflict with how targeting and bidding actually work. Manual-targeting does not automatically select keywords, auto-targeting isn’t locked to manual bids, and manual-targeting does not prevent bid adjustments.

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