Google launched a curated shopping microsite called the Best Things for Everything Guide, “a microsite that highlights 1,000 products based on what’s popular on the web, so you can easily find great choices.” In announcing the site, Google said: “For Read more
Nearly a year into his job heading up commerce at Google, Bill Ready has made it his mission to democratize online retail. Ready has overseen a series of moves aiming to widen access to Google’s platform for online sellers, particularly Read more
eBay is offering advice to sellers on how to get exposure for their listings in Google Shopping, part of its “Traffic Month” series it’s running this month. Many would-be buyers begin their online shopping on search engines, and Google processes Read more
Departing PayPal executive Bill Ready confirmed via Twitter he’s heading to Google as its new President of Commerce. Indications of what this means for Google can be found on his LinkedIn bio, where he states in a nutshell, “Creating the Read more
Etsy updated sellers on Friday about new capabilities of its Etsy Ads program that lets sellers advertise their listings across Etsy and Google Shopping. In the update, Etsy described the new features as follows: Bulk Editor for listing selection: managing Read more
Etsy launched a new platform to help sellers buy ads on Google to draw traffic to their listings on the Etsy marketplace. A spokesperson for the company told us, “Etsy Ads unifies the company’s existing tools (Promoted Listings and Google Read more
Expect more competition from China on Google Shopping thanks to a new deal announced on Monday. Google is investing in Alibaba rival JD.com, China’s second largest ecommerce player. “As part of our partnership,” Google wrote, “JD.com will also join Google Read more
As Amazon finds success encroaching on Google’s territory by leveraging its marketplace as an ad platform, Google continues to play both defense and offense to take advantage of its traffic. In March, Google added Shopping Actions that allow customers to Read more
Bonanza launched a new tool to help sellers market their Webstores, which are optional hosted storefronts. Webstore Broadcaster allows sellers to easily advertise on Google Shopping from their store. Bonanza spokesperson Gwen Schlefer told EcommerceBytes, “Bonanza Webstores give our sellers Read more
The Google Shopping team recently published a blog post for online merchants and plugged some of the ecommerce platforms with which it has integrated: Retailers like you are always looking for the best ways to promote your products and reach Read more
