Organic product listings are now available in the Bing Shopping tab, Microsoft announced Monday. They are currently offered to Microsoft Merchant Center store owners with approved offers, and will launch with a small volume of traffic this month. The ability to promote products for free is currently only available to …
Read More »Smart Shopping Campaigns
Get shipping annotations, ‘new customer’ bidding control Google announced several updates for Smart Shopping campaigns, which run across Search, Display, YouTube, and Gmail, on Wednesday. Here’s a look at what’s rolling out and what’s coming later this year. Shipping annotations Starting Wedesndsay in the U.S., Smart Shopping ads can include …
Read More »Instagram Shopping
Instagram expands Shopping to more businesses, including creators selling their merch Instagram announced today it’s expanding access to Instagram Shopping to more businesses, including creators who want to sell their own merchandise. To enable this expansion, the company introduced new “Commerce Eligibility Requirements” that offer a set of guidelines that …
Read More »Google Local Store
Google adding local store details to Shopping, free Promoted Pins for Smart campaigns, more Google announced several features and updates Wednesday aimed at helping small and brick-and-mortar businesses re-emerge as local economies begin reopening. Noting some of the ways changing consumer behavior during the coronavirus pandemic has impacted local businesses, …
Read More »Father’s Day
Shopping Deals & Sales With Father’s Day this weekend there’s no better time to pick out a great gift and stores nationwide are offering some truly good deals. The Bay: Free shipping on beauty deals (over $29) Foot Locker Canada: Up to 50% off sale styles Lululemon: 50% its ‘Made …
Read More »Etsy AR Shopping Feature
Etsy adds an AR shopping feature on iOS designed for use with wall art Retailers like Target, Home Depot, Wayfair, IKEA, and others have embraced augmented reality to help shoppers make decisions about products they’re interested in by visualizing the items in their own homes. Today, Etsy is hopping on …
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PPC tips: Bidding strategies for Google Shopping campaigns [Video] Google’s new organic Shopping listings have introduced more competition into its Shopping search results. To gain a visibility advantage, merchants can still opt to advertise their products on the platform. During our Google Shopping session of Live with Search Engine Land, …
Read More »Life After Google Shopping
Don’t be a one-trick pony Google shopping is the 800-pound gorilla and it’s the default ad platform many people jump on. If it’s not Google, it’s Facebook and Instagram that people want to pour money into. However, what a lot of brands miss out on is having a true cross …
Read More »Let’s get visual: Shopping from within images
A little over a year ago, I published an article on the importance of data feeds as influencers of future search: Structured data feeds front-load the search engine results pages (SERPs) with user-rich information, creating a new search experience for more personalized, localized and actionable results. Fast forward to today, …
Read More »New Google pilot tests Shopping ads on the Display Network
Google has been steadily increasing distribution of Shopping ads, including to YouTube, Image search results and third-party retail sites in the Search Partners network. The inevitable extension to the Google Display Network is now here: the company has launched a pilot called Retail Shopping on Display. In an email sent to AdWords …
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