Jewelry Advertisers Spending More On PLAs (Both Mobile & Desktop) Than Text Ads
Ahead of Valentine’s Day, AdGooroo has released data on the top jewelry advertisers on Google and the keywords that grab their budgets.
The post Jewelry Advertisers Spending More On PLAs (Both Mobile & Desktop) Than Text Ads appeared first on Search Engine Land.
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Download Legacy PLA Product Target Data Prior To March 23
Google will be removing auto target tab data from old product listing ad campaigns.
The post Download Legacy PLA Product Target Data Prior To March 23 appeared first on Search Engine Land.
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
PLAs Drove 56 Percent Of Non-Brand Google AdWords Clicks In Q4 [RKG]
Click share also rose on Bing’s product ads, doubling from Q3.
The post PLAs Drove 56 Percent Of Non-Brand Google AdWords Clicks In Q4 [RKG] appeared first on Search Engine Land.
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Google Partners Adds Certification For Shopping Campaigns
New exam allows AdWords practitioners to become certified in managing Google Shopping campaigns.
The post Google Partners Adds Certification For Shopping Campaigns appeared first on Search Engine Land.
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full art…
To Prove Online-To-Offline Impact, Google Rolls Out “Store Visits” Metric In AdWords
Measures impact of search ads on in-store traffic as part of AdWords Estimated Total Conversions.
The post To Prove Online-To-Offline Impact, Google Rolls Out “Store Visits” Metric In AdWords appeared first on Search Engine Land.
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Paid Search Revenue Gains Outpaced Retailer Ad Spend On Black Friday, Cyber Monday
Over the Thanksgiving week, retailers increased ad spend on paid search by 49 percent compared to 2013, according to new data from Kenshoo. On the biggest shopping days — Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday — revenue increases outweighed the jump in ad spend from the previous…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Shopzilla’s Rebrand As Connexity Opens Search Marketing Technology To Retailers
Shopzilla, best known for its comparison shopping engine, changed its namein September to Connexity Inc. to reflect a change in focus. The company still operates it’s consumer-facing sites, but now makes its B2C assets and shopping data available to marketers as managed services. As part of…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Ahead Of Black Friday, Google Adds Shopping Details For Mobile Users
Google says that shopping searches from smartphones have increased 3.5 times compared to last year and that Google Shopping is already sending more mobile traffic to retailer sites than it did during the first week of December last year. To capitalize …
Google Adds New Shopping Campaigns Tools: Auction Insights, Diagnostics Tab And More
Strange things happen during the holiday shopping frenzy — search queries sky rocket and inventory fluctuates as demand surges on certain days. Managing spikes in search volume on brand and product queries and ensuring product feeds accurately reflect inventory pose particular challenges….
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Google Shopping Merchant Promotions Roll Out To More Countries
Just ahead of the holiday frenzy, Google is expanding Merchant Promotions to the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Australia and India. Launched in the U.S. in 2012, Merchant Promotions allow advertisers to show promotion code offers alongside their product listing ads in search as well as their…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
In A Big Shift, Google’s Latest Ad Test Drives Users To Google Shopping, Not Advertisers’ Sites
Google is experimenting with a new format for Google Shopping ads, this time on brand searches. The example shown above showcases products from jeweler David Yurman by category — rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings — on a search for the brand. This screen shot was sent to Search…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Traffic Insights From Google Shopping Search Partners
Google recently started distributing Google Shopping campaigns to selected partners. Columnist Rebekah Schelfhout explores what impact, if any, this has had on advertisers.
The post Traffic Insights From Google Shopping Search Partners appeared first …
New AdWords Shopping Campaigns Report For Google Analytics Rolling Out
Today, Google announced that a new Shopping Campaigns report will start appearing in the AdWords section of Google Analytics. The report is rolling out globally over the next few weeks. The news comes along with the full release of Enhanced Ecommerce f…
Microsoft Execs Lay Out Strategy For Growing Bing’s Market Share: “We’re Putting Search Where People Are”
At a Bing Ads Next event in Redmond, Washington yesterday, Microsoft executives outlined the roadmap ahead for Bing and Bing Ads, which powers paid search advertising on both Bing and Yahoo. In discussing the evolution of Bing and the way Micosoft is t…
Google Testing New Ad Formats For Movies, Music In Anti-Piracy Effort
Today, Google published a report on how the company fights piracy. As part of this, Google provided updates on new ad formats its using to point users to “legitimate sources of music and movie downloads”. The newest format, which we have just seen in the wild, shows a list of ads in a…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Google Introduces Automatic Item Updates For PLAs
Up to now, Google has systematically disapproved product listing ads when retailers had price or inventory variances between their product feed and the microdata on their sites. Now, to help retailers maintain consistent visibility in PLAs, Google has launched “automatic item updates”…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Samsung Vs. Apple In PLAs: Advertisers Spent 3X More On IPhone Ads Than Galaxy In Q2
Mobile device advertisers spent $26.4 million on Google product listing ads in Q2, according to new data from AdGooroo, which looked at 339 mobile device-related keywords. Apple iPhone-related keywords accounted for 45 percent of total spend on PLAs an…
Official: Google Expands Local Inventory And Store-Only PLAs Beyond The U.S.
Last fall, Google introduced local product listing ads, which it is now calling “local inventory ads”, in the U.S. This week Google officially announced support for local inventory ads in the UK, France, Germany, Japan and Australia. These are product listing ads (PLAs) from nearby…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Google Brings PLAs To Third-Party Sites Like Walmart.com
Today, Google announced it is extending its popular product listing ads (PLAs) to retail and e-commerce sites across the Google Search Network. The ads are served via a new Google product called AdSense for Shopping, which offers retail and ecommerce s…
Latest Google Product Listing Ads Test: Segment By Brand
Google has been running several experiments on the way it displays product listing ads (PLAs) in the search results. We’ve seen ads grouped in pricing buckets, PLAs showing in knowledge panels, and now, PLAs segmented by brand. While researching Chromebooks, Samuel Edwards at Tenthwave…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.