How to outdo the PPC robots in shopping ads

Contributor Frederick Vallaeys isn’t ready for Skynet to manage his PPC campaigns just yet and shares seven ways account managers can use their experience to improve shopping ad performance.

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Google launches cost-per-sale Shopping Actions, unified shopping program across Search, Assistant & Express

In its answer to Amazon, Google’s new umbrella program will extend existing relationships with retailers and enable universal checkout across platforms and devices.

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What is GS1 SmartSearch Schema markup and why should e-commerce sites use it?

Contributor Tony Edward explains the new, more advanced schema markup for products called GS1 SmartSearch and how it helps listings gain visibility in the search results.

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Spotted: Links to competing shopping engines in UK Google Shopping results

The new look is in response to the European Commission’s antritrust ruling against Google, but it may not satisfy rivals.

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Is holiday paid search more competitive in 2017 than 2016?

Columnist Andy Taylor explores year-over-year Auction Insights data from AdWords, revealing insights into this year’s holiday paid search landscape.

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Omnichannel shoppers collide with Black Friday and Cyber Monday, setting new records

Columnist Christi Olson shares consumer and search data from the recent holiday weekend — and provides tips for how to use search to boost your omnichannel holiday marketing strategy.

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7 Google tips to supercharge your Shopping ads

Shopping ads promote your online and local inventory. Columnist and Googler Matt Lawson reveals seven ways to get the most from your campaigns.

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Four key holiday paid search trends to keep an eye on

Columnist Andy Taylor shares data that can help predict trends in the e-commerce and retail space this holiday season. Advertisers, take note!

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5 surprising paid-search insights to help you win the holidays

The holiday season is crucial to many paid search advertisers, so how can you make the most of it? Columnist Christi Olson shares some insights and tips to improve your paid search performance.

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5 ways to sell more this holiday season with Google’s updates to shopping ads

Contributor Frederick Vallaeys shares techniques to get the most out of your product listing ads by employing both new and often-overlooked features.

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Salesforce’s Einstein boosts search in its Commerce Cloud

The new features make it easier for online retailers to tailor site search to their visitors.

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Google proposes a new version of ‘rival links’ to remedy shopping search antitrust violation

Submission appears similar to its earlier, unsuccessful settlement proposal.

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Amazon vs. search: Why you shouldn’t put too many eggs in one shopping basket

Where should retail marketers focus most of their time and effort: search or Amazon? Columnist Purna Virji shares data from an analysis of shopper behavior and the findings may surprise you.

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How important is Google Shopping for retailers?

Columnist Andy Taylor shares his views on the recent European Commission antitrust ruling against Google and how this might impact retailers that rely on Google Shopping for sales.

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How the EU fine will ruin Google Shopping for the consumer

What will be the impact of the European Union’s recent antitrust fine against Google? Columnist and shopping ads expert Andreas Reiffen weighs in.

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Reviews & other UGC more influential for consumers than search engines & ads [Study]

After ratings and reviews, search engines had the greatest influence on buying behavior.

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Why ‘good’ isn’t good enough in Google Shopping

Have you experienced high growth from your Google Shopping ads? You’re not the only one. Columnist Andreas Reiffen looks at growth data for product listing ads and explains why even an 89% growth in revenue year over year may not be enough to outpace y…

Focus on these 5 areas to deliver big results in e-commerce SEO

Need to improve SEO for your large-scale e-commerce site and don’t have the bandwidth to optimize content on a page-by-page basis? Check out these tips from columnist Brian Patterson.

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