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…

Let’s get visual: Shopping from within images

Columnist Christi Olson outlines exciting developments that bring image search and shopping together to enhance the search experience for users.

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Part 2 of 2: How Google learns to guide purchasing decisions

In a follow-up to his last article, columnist Dave Davies explores a Google patent on guided purchasing, which describes how smartphone behaviors and user data could be used to predict and direct purchase behavior.

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Now you can log into multiple Google Merchant Center accounts with the same email

The change greatly simplifies user access for Shopping feeds and other Merchant Center programs.

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Google testing new look for local inventory ads in place of local pack

The test is another effort to monetize local queries on mobile.

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Black Friday Report: Retail search ad spend shifted from text to shopping ads on desktop

Desktop spend across 2,500 popular product queries increased just marginally over the holiday weekend compared to a year ago.

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New take on Showcase Shopping ads? Categories of used items showing for retailer outlet queries

Similar to the Showcase ad format introduced this summer, the ads link to Google Shopping pages.

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Criteo launches Predictive Search to automate Google Shopping campaign optimizations

The new product uses machine learning to automate all aspects of Shopping Campaign optimization, including bidding, retargeting lists and product matching.

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Tips for when and how to use Feed Rules in Google Merchant Center

With more functionality now available in Feed Rules, here is a look at how some marketers have been using them to improve Google Shopping campaign performance.

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Google testing mobile Shop the Look ads for apparel & home products

Looks are culled from partners including Polyvore and Curalate with related products featured in Shopping ads.

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Google expansion of Local Inventory Ad product search now live in Maps and Knowledge Panels

The new feature, announced in May, allows users to search for product availability at specific stores from the search and Map listings of participating advertisers.

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Google rolling out major change to PLAs for broad product queries, among other Shopping updates

Instead of showing individual products, new Showcase Shopping ads let users peruse product collections from both local and online merchants.

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