Search Marketing: Shopping Search Marketing
State of the Google Shopping auction heading into the 2018 holiday season
The paid search results of the upcoming holiday season will be heavily dependent on Google Shopping performance for many retailers. But how will...
80% of Amazon advertisers plan to increase budgets in 2019
Our survey indicates 44 percent of Amazon advertisers plan to add automation tools for campaign management in the coming...
Expert management of Bing Shopping Ads just got easier
History has a knack for repeating itself. More than 100 years ago, Ford dominated with mass-produced automobiles until GM, and others eventually...
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...
Google Shopping Actions: The new cost-per-sale, unified shopping program on Search, Assistant & Express
In its answer to Amazon, Google's new umbrella program will extend existing relationships with retailers and enable universal checkout across...
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...
Three ways retailers can deliver meaningful 1:1 shopping experiences amidst the retail apocalypse through AI marketing
If you were paying attention, 2017 might have seemed like the year that industry pundits’ predictions about the death of retail finally came...
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...
3 ways humans can do PPC better than machines alone
Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic in PPC, but until the machines fully take over day-to-day account management, there are a few key areas...
It’s 2018. Are your Google Shopping campaigns ready?
What a year 2017 was for Google Shopping, right? The real question is, though: How did your campaigns fare? Stellar? Decent? Mediocre?...
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...
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...
Shopify meets call tracking
As we enter the 2020s, e-commerce is set to generate more than $480 billion in the US and nearly $2 trillion globally. And while Amazon takes a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Salesforce’s Einstein boosts search in its Commerce Cloud
The new features make it easier for online retailers to tailor site search to their...
Google proposes a new version of ‘rival links’ to remedy shopping search antitrust violation
Submission appears similar to its earlier, unsuccessful settlement proposal....
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...