New finding: ChatGPT sources 83% of its carousel products from Google Shopping via shopping query fan-outs
A new study reveals which data sources ChatGPT product carousels prefer. Here’s how we analyzed shopping query fan-outs and what we found.
Topic: Bing Shopping
Bing adds new AI-powered shopping tools
That includes new price match monitors, buying guides and review summaries powered by Bing Chat.
SEO 2021 in review: Endless updates, title rewrites, GMB becomes GBP and more
Despite facing a still-raging pandemic and a slew of updates, SEOs rose to the challenge. Here’s our recap of the year’s most important SEO stories and news.
Microsoft Bing’s Shopify integration now live with buy now
After announcing a partnership with Shopify back in October, now Bing's search results are live with deeper integrations.
Bing launches Ethical Shopping hub in UK
The hub is expected to roll out in the U.S. next year and Microsoft is looking to extend it beyond the fashion vertical.
Microsoft Bing expands Shopping options for users, gives retailers more options to reach shoppers
Many retailers would prefer their shoppers land on-site to discover the value of their products and drive value-based conversions. However, the buy now and checkout options could mean lower friction in the final buy. Either way, it’s worth participating in as the Shopping product continues to grow.
Holiday shopping SEO: Last-minute tips and techniques for e-commerce sites
How to optimize the work you’ve been doing year-round and what to avoid ahead of the most profitable time of the year.
New retail integrations from Microsoft and Google in time for the holidays; Friday’s daily brief
Plus, Facebook updates measurement and reporting products
Microsoft partners with Shopify to help retailers expand their reach
Microsoft's updated their Microsoft Channel app with new features to help retailers and e-commerce businesses comes right in time for the holiday shopping season.
Bing’s new shopping features emphasize comparison shopping
The updated interface helps it reach parity with Google Shopping, but both search engines are looking to provide users with features and data that Amazon doesn't.
Bing Shopping opens up to free product listings
The new offering launches with a small volume of traffic in the U.S. this month.
Bing brings visual search to product ads
Currently available for clothing and shoes, users can upload an image or click on a product result to shop for visually similar items.
Merkle: Search ad spending growth slowed again across Google, Bing & Yahoo in Q2 2018
Google CPC growth kept climbing, while Bing Ads and Yahoo Gemini saw a sharp drop in CPCs in Q2 2018.
Bing Ads rolling out UI updates to make bulk analysis & changes easier
Advertisers can see and adjust location target settings in bulk and get deeper reporting from the Dimensions tab.
Bing Shopping ads updates include multiple images, product status reporting & more
Multiple images will start appearing in Bing Product Ads by the end of April for advertisers that have added the image URLs to their feeds.
SearchCap: Bing Shopping Ads, Google Shopping carousels & Facebook data check
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Does Cambridge Analytica have your info? Here’s how to checkApr 10, 2018 by Amy Gesenhues Facebook is making it easy for users to find out if their data was scraped and […]
SearchCap: Bing Shopping feeds, Google HTTPS & local SEO
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 4 ways brands are losing store traffic — and how to use location marketing strategies to reverse courseApr 24, 2017 by Wesley Young Many national franchise stores are failing to appear […]
Bing Shopping Campaigns get inventory feeds, search query reports at product level
New updates are aimed at enabling timely feed uploads and informing title optimization.
Shopping campaigns: Play like every day is a holiday
What's ahead for shopping ads this holiday season and beyond? Columnist Alexander Paluch recaps a session from SMX Advanced focusing on what search marketers need to know.
SearchCap: Google sitemaps, Gboard ads & Sitelink card ads
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bug? Google Sitemap index counts drop across Search Console reportsMay 13, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Many publishers and webmasters are seeing huge drops in the reported index count in the Google […]
SearchCap: 20 years in search, Google PageRank & Bing shopping ads
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 10 big changes with search engines over my 20 years of covering them Apr 17, 2016 by Danny Sullivan Search Engine Land founding editor Danny Sullivan looks at how search has […]
Bing Shopping Campaigns now out of beta in UK
Rollout marks the first market outside of the US to offer full Bing Shopping campaigns support.
Be There. Introducing The Bing Network.
At Bing, we’re building a platform that gives people “knowledge for doing” in a more natural, predictive and personal way. It’s the intelligence that spans not just across Microsoft products but across platforms and across partners. Bing Network connects you to the moments that matter by being in the products people use every […]
[Updated] Bing Ads Experiencing Nearly 2-Day Reporting Outage
Engineers say they are working on a fix and that historical data is not lost.
SearchCap: Bing Shopping Campaigns Updates, SEO For Local Businesses & Google’s Halloween Doodle
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing Shopping Campaigns Get Several Pre-Holiday Updates Oct 30, 2015 by Ginny Marvin Mobile inventory, used and refurbished product ads support, and more are now available. SEO For Shops: The 12 […]
Bing Shopping Campaigns Get Several Pre-Holiday Updates
Mobile inventory, used and refurbished product ads support and more are now available.
Bing Ads Shopping Campaigns Roll Out Of Beta In US
The new campaign type will soon become the default for managing Bing product ads.
The Test Continues: Which Shopping Search Engine Finds The Best Price For A Blu-Ray?
It’s time for our second test of how well Google Shopping and other shopping search engines find the best prices on products. For this installment, what’s the lowest price from a major retailer for a copy of “Red 2” in the Blu-ray, DVD and digital download combo pack? Is The Featured Price The Lowest Price? […]
The Test Begins: Do Google Shopping & Other Shopping Search Engines Give You The Best Deals?
It sounds pretty damning. Two recent surveys suggest that Google Shopping isn’t leading searchers to the best prices on products. But the surveys weren’t well documented, nor did they include competitors like Bing, Shopzilla, PriceGrabber and Nextag, which have similar issues. So, Search Engine Land will be running its own fully documented tests. Every few […]
The Searcher’s Guide To Black Friday, Cyber Monday & Holiday Shopping
This year, U.S. shoppers now have more opportunities than ever to join the throngs scrambling to secure holiday bargains, thanks to many brick and mortar stores opening ever earlier and staying open ever longer. Black Friday, the traditional post-Thanksgiving sales lollapalooza, has become a 24-hour slog for many retailers. And some retailers, impatient to lure […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 20, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Google’s Matt Cutts: Feel Free To Use The Disavow Tool Even Without A Manual Action In a new video answer today from Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts, he says […]
Bing Officially Shuts Down Bing Shopping
In August, Microsoft announced they will close Bing shopping. Bing replaced it with Product Search, which simply integrates product results within Bing search results rather than in a separate destination. Today, if you try to go to the Bing Shopping destination, i.e., bing.com/shopping — you are redirected to Bing’s home page. Bing is using a […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 23, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Bing Says Goodbye to Bing Shopping, Hello Product Search With Rich Captions & Product Ads Today, Bing announced that Bing Shopping is being replaced by Product Search, which simply integrates product […]
Bing Says Goodbye To Bing Shopping, Hello Product Search With Rich Captions & Product Ads
Today, Bing announced that Bing Shopping is being replaced by Product Search, which simply integrates product results within Bing search results rather than in a separate destination. Unlike Google, Bing also continues to offer both paid and free ways for merchants to have product listings. Shopping Results Integrated Here’s an example of how the new […]
FTC Updates Search Engine Ad Disclosure Guidelines After “Decline In Compliance”
In 2002, the US Federal Trade Commission issued landmark guidelines to search engines, to ensure they were make a clear distinction between their paid and unpaid listings. Now, the FTC has updated those guidelines, saying it has seen a “decline in compliance” since they were first issued. The FTC posted the news today on its […]
Microsoft Says Goodbye To “Scroogled” Ad Campaign
Microsoft’s “Scroogled” ad campaign, which attacked Google over paid inclusion in shopping and Gmail over privacy, is coming to an end. KQED reports that Microsoft will stop TV, newspaper and social media ads promoting the Scroogled message: “That part is about finished,” Stefan Weitz, Microsoft senior director of online services, said on Thursday. Microsoft launched […]
Bing Attacks Google Shopping With “Scroogled” Campaign, Forgets It’s Guilty Of Same Problems
Bing is attacking Google over its shift to a pay-for-play shopping search engine through a new “Scroogled” site, pledging that Bing has “honest search.” Great campaign, if it were true. It’s not. Bing itself does the same things it accuses Google of. It’s also another indictment of how little the FTC is doing to protect […]
A Letter To The FTC Regarding Search Engine Disclosure Compliance
In 2002, the US Federal Trade Commission created guidelines on how search engines should disclose paid placement and paid inclusion listings. It’s become clear to me over the past two weeks that the search engine industry has either largely forgotten these guidelines or is ignoring them. That’s why I’ve written a letter today to the […]
Google Product Search To Become Google Shopping, Use Pay-To-Play Model
Google Product Search is getting a new name, Google Shopping, and a new business model where only merchants that pay will be listed. It’s the first time Google will decommission a search product that previously listed companies for free. The company says the change will improve the searcher experience, but it will also likely raise […]