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2025 Budget Guide

How Much Should Pet Products Spend on Google Ads?

With $1.15 average CPC and $52 AOV, pet products stores need at least $1,500/month to see results. Here's how to budget for profitable growth at every stage.

Pet Products Unit Economics

$1.15

Avg CPC

$52

Avg Order Value

$42

Avg CPA

4.5x

Target ROAS

Budget Tiers for Pet Products

Choose your budget based on where you are in your growth journey:

1

Testing Phase

Minimum viable budget to gather data

$1,000 - $3,000/mo

Expected Sales

36-71 orders

Expected Revenue

$1,857 - $3,714

Target ROAS

3.6x

Focus: Standard Shopping only. Build conversion data. Test product segments.

2

Growth Phase

Scaling what works with data-driven decisions

$3,000 - $10,000/mo

Expected Sales

71-238 orders

Expected Revenue

$3,714 - $12,381

Target ROAS

4.5x

Focus: Add Performance Max. Segment by product performance. Test remarketing.

3

Scale Phase

Aggressive scaling with diversified campaigns

$10,000 - $50,000/mo

Expected Sales

238-1190 orders

Expected Revenue

$12,381 - $61,905

Target ROAS

4.0x

Focus: Multiple PMax asset groups. YouTube/Demand Gen. Expand to new markets.

4

Enterprise Phase

Full-funnel strategy with brand building

$50,000+/mo

Expected Sales

1190+ orders

Expected Revenue

$61,905+

Target ROAS

3.8x+

Focus: Multi-market. TV/Connected TV. Influencer partnerships. Brand campaigns.

How to Allocate Your Budget

Recommended budget split by campaign type for pet products stores:

Brand Search
15-20%8-15x ROAS

Protect your brand, cheapest conversions

Performance Max
40-50%4.0-5.0x ROAS

Main scaling engine (segmented)

Standard Shopping
15-20%4.5x ROAS

Control & comparison vs PMax

Dynamic Remarketing
10-15%6-10x ROAS

Cart abandonment recovery

Search (Non-Brand)
5-10%3.1x ROAS

High-intent category keywords only

Pet Products Scaling Strategy

Follow this phased approach to scale your budget profitably:

1

Foundation

$1,500-3,000/month

Product feed optimization, subscription landing pages, breed targeting

2

Growth

$5,000-10,000/month

Expand Shopping, breed-specific campaigns, subscription remarketing

3

Scale

$15,000+/month

YouTube for pet content, influencer/breed community targeting, auto-ship focus

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