Glossary

What are noon sponsored products (Product Ads)?

Noon sponsored products are per-click product ads that place a seller's listing in noon search results and on product pages. In the noon ads platform the format is called Product Ads; older noon seller pages call it Product Listing Ads (PLA). It is the noon equivalent of Amazon Sponsored Products, with automatic or manual keyword and product targeting and bids set in AED, SAR or EGP.

Official name
Product Ads (noon ads); PLA on older noon pages
Billing
Cost per click, in AED, SAR or EGP
Targeting
Automatic; manual keywords; product (competitor) targeting
Worked example
AED 3 bid, 5% conversion = AED 60 per order
Attribution
7 days, last touch, revenue at full price ex-VAT

How noon Product Ads work

You choose the SKUs, a targeting mode and a bid. Automatic targeting lets noon match the listing to relevant searches; noon's help example uses an AED 2 automatic bid. Manual targeting lets you bid on keywords, with examples of AED 3, 1.5 and 2 for different terms, and product targeting places your ad on competitors' product pages, which seller videos on noon call the single most useful campaign type for a new listing.

The ad renders as a normal product tile with a sponsored label in search results and in the sponsored carousel on product pages. You pay per click, the daily budget caps the day, and the reported minimum daily budget is AED 10. An older noon page mentioned a minimum bid of AED 3; the current help article gives examples without stating a minimum, so treat that figure as unverified.

Only listings that are live, in stock and priced competitively serve well. A campaign that spends nothing usually has an inactive SKU, an outbid keyword or a spend limit from an unpaid invoice.

What a noon sponsored product costs per order

Worked example: a bid of AED 3 that clears at AED 3 with a 5% click-to-order rate costs AED 60 per order. On an AED 199 product with a 35% contribution margin after noon commission and fulfilment fees, AED 70 is the ceiling per order, so the campaign earns about AED 10 an order. Drop conversion to 4% and the order costs AED 75, a loss. In rupees, at roughly ₹22.5 per dirham, that ceiling is about ₹1,575 per order.

Attributed revenue is counted at full price before discounts and excluding VAT, within 7 days of the click on a last-touch basis. That flatters ROAS during promotions, so recompute on the price actually paid before comparing with the payout.

Brand Ads, the banner at the top of search, use a 14-day window and are limited to brand owners; they are a different format from Product Ads.

Running noon Product Ads well

  • Start automatic for two weeks, then move the converting search terms into a manual campaign with their own bids.
  • Add Arabic keywords as well as English; agencies serving KSA report most shoppers search in Arabic.
  • Use product targeting on competitors with fewer reviews or a higher price than yours.
  • Check the weekly statement against the campaign report; spend is deducted from revenue, so an unpaid balance caps serving.
  • Give a campaign at least a week before judging; noon's reports lag and the 7-day window keeps adding orders.

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Frequently asked questions

What does noon sponsored products mean?

It means noon's per-click product ad format, officially called Product Ads (PLA on older pages). Your listing appears as a sponsored tile in search results and on product pages, and you pay each time it is clicked.

What is the full form of PLA on noon?

Product Listing Ads. noon used the PLA name on its older seller pages; the noon ads platform now calls the same format Product Ads.

How much do noon Product Ads cost?

You pay per click at your bid in AED, SAR or EGP. noon's help examples use AED 1.5 to 3 bids, with a reported AED 10 minimum daily budget. noon publishes no average CPC.

How do I advertise on noon for the first time?

Open noon ads from the seller portal, create a Product Ads campaign with automatic targeting on your best in-stock SKUs, set a daily budget and run it for two weeks before moving winning search terms to a manual campaign.

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