With digital grocery sales on the rise ( predicted to account for 20% of all grocery sales by 2026 ), retailers need to ensure they are keeping up. Google and Meta both offer support for product feed/catalog driven ads that not only help …
For brick-and-mortar retailers, Local Inventory Ads are pivotal in bridging the gap between online searches and in-store purchases. These ads inform potential customers of the availability of products at nearby physical stores. Google, th…
Are grocery retailers making the most of their digital advertising opportunities? Our research suggests there's significant untapped potential in the market. In our latest study, we analyzed 28 major U.S. grocery chains, examining their e…
While Local Inventory Ads (LIA) and Regional Availability and Pricing (RAAP) feeds generally address completely different use cases, today we'll explore how they actually can overlap—and why that overlap often confuses advertisers. Conten…
VersaFeed clients wonder: when does it become truly necessary to implement Regional Availability & Pricing (RAAP)? It's a great question, because some of the RAAP functionality is indeed already baked into normal Google Merchant Center (G…
How VersaFeed Easily Ingests Product Data from Complex Enterprise Systems like APIs, PIM/MDMs, Ecommerce Platforms, and More. VersaFeed specializes in seamless integrations for enterprise clients with complex e-commerce operations. Here’s…
Our no-cost feed audit reveals quick wins and fixes for boosting your ad visibility across Google, Meta, and beyond. No commitment, just valuable insights . Curious how your feed stacks up against competitors? Let our expert feed engineer…
Creative Solutions for Running Location-Based Ads (e.g., “RAAP”) on Platforms Like TikTok, Pinterest, Snap, and Others While platforms like Google and Meta provide native solutions for running targeted local ads through Regional Availabil…
How to Leverage Classic PLAs, Local Inventory Ads, and Regional Availability and Pricing to Maximize Your Reach on Google Shopping Clients use VersaFeed to publish their product data on Google through one of three primary methods, each wi…
An essential part of launching Google Local Inventory Ads (LIA) for grocery retailers is ensuring that your landing pages meet Google's specific requirements. Whether you choose a Google-hosted option or manage your own store-specific pro…
With Google’s recent Google Merchant Center specification update, merchants using AI-generated product titles are now being asked to submit them via the new [structured_title] attribute, instead of the traditional [title] field. But why is…
Google Local Merchant Promotions for Grocery: Stand Out in Local Shopping Ads When customers search for grocery products on Google, they see local shopping ad results, annotated to show availability at nearby stores. This makes it easy fo…
Tempted by Shopify's apps for product feed syndication? Our observation as a data feed provider suggests that these options can sometimes lead to problems and suboptimal data outputs. If you're contemplating a switch to a Shopify direct ap…
Google is launching a new pilot program to create videos directly from your product images, descriptions, and logos included in your product data feed in Google Merchant Center . Google selects merchants for this pilot and sends them an em…
Find the official Google full recap here or watch it for yourself on YouTube . Here's our quick take on the Shopping Ads/Product Feed announcements from Google Marketing Live this year: 3 New Shopping Ad Formats Introduced: Video Highlight…
Top 10 Essentials to Google's Loyalty Program In the competitive digital advertising arena, capturing and retaining customer interest is paramount. Google’s loyalty program not only strengthens customer retention but also significantly en…
An image is worth a thousand words – but extracting those words can be a royal pain! How many times do clients have excellent product images but lackluster descriptions, or even missing color/material/pattern data? We're pleased to announ…
Translating product titles into relevant languages for targeted locations and users is a Google Best Practice and is likely to yield a stronger CTR. Google allows separate feeds to be uploaded for different languages, but keep in mind, yo…
How often do A/B tests run only to yield inconclusive data? Especially in the data feed and PLA world, the problem is prevalent. VersaFeed's new Dynamic Experiment solution solves this problem once and for all. Our dynamic system will rot…
San Francisco, CA, November 28th, 2023: VersaFeed, a leading ad-tech provider for ecommerce retailers, today announces a new feature to its proprietary product data feed management platform: ChatGPT integration . The first product feed co…
After much anticipation, Google is now offering beauty brands a way to interact virtually with their mobile shoppers via Free Listings and Shopping Ads. AR beauty features were introduced nearly three years ago; however, only recently has…
