Bryan Falla
Google Sale Events: Single Upload Pushes Holiday Deals to Shopping, Search & YouTube
Learn how Google Sale Events can maximize your holiday promotions across Shopping, Search, YouTube, and Display ads. This guide covers timing your sales for peak performance and setting up smarter holiday campaigns. Use it as your go-to resource for effective seasonal strategies.
GDPR Compliance Guide for Ecommerce: Best Practices to Protect Customer Data and Build Trust
Learn essential GDPR compliance strategies tailored for ecommerce merchants. This guide covers best practices for managing customer consent, protecting data, and responding to breaches, helping you build trust and boost brand loyalty.
Google Ads Ranking Algorithm Update: Impact on Performance Max and Shopping Campaigns
Google Ads has changed how Performance Max (PMax) and Shopping campaigns compete, with ad rank now determining auction winners. Learn how this impacts costs, bidding control, and Q4 strategies. We share actionable tips to reduce campaign overlap, leverage data monitoring tools, and refine targets to maintain efficiency.
Google Merchant Center Next Limitations
Google Merchant Center next is out offers a host of new features — and challenges. In this post, we dig into how to how to make the most of the New Merchant Center. Dive into the full post to learn more!
From Likes to Purchases: How Shops are Using Instagram Product Tags to Drive Sales
Ready to turn your Instagram likes into real sales? Discover the secret weapon top shops use to drive revenue. Dive in now and start boosting your bottom line!
How Meta is Ushering in a New Era of Social Commerce
The world of social commerce is on the brink of a seismic shift. Meta's in-app shopping system, entitled Meta Checkout, allows users can enjoy a seamless shopping journey without leaving the comfort of Facebook or Instagram.
From boring to brilliant: How ChatGPT can help you revamp lackluster product descriptions
In this blog post, we'll show you how ChatGPT can help you revamp lackluster product descriptions and increase sales by not only making them more appealing, persuasive, and informative to shoppers but also keyword-rich and marketing-channel ready.
Segmenting and Customizing Product Feeds Using Lists
Finally tackle product feed segmentation and customization. It's easy now. Meet GoDataFeed's Lists.
Advanced Selling Techniques for TikTok Shop
TikTok Shop offers a suite of features designed to turn your social interactions into transactions. But that’s just a small part of what you can do to market and sell your products with TikTok Shop. Read on to learn advanced selling techniques for your TikTok Shop.
Connecting Your Catalog and Syncing Orders on TikTok Shop
Managing product feeds effectively and ensuring that orders are synced are not just routine chores; they're the backbone of your business on TikTok Shop. Get them wrong, and you risk inventory mishaps, delayed orders, and a poor customer experience. Continue reading to learn how you can take the easy road while setting up your TikTok Shop for success.
Setting Up Your TikTok Shop
TikTok's unique blend of content and commerce means you're not just setting up another online store; you're creating an interactive experience built around your Shop. This involves navigating through eligibility criteria, integrating ecommerce platforms, and optimizing product feeds—all while ensuring compliance with TikTok's ecommerce policies. Read on to learn how to set up your TikTok shop for success.
Content Creation for TikTok Shop
Creating content that's both engaging and "shoppable" is no small feat, especially when you're venturing into a new platform that comes with its own set of rules and algorithms. Read on to learn how anyone can create winning content on TikTok Shop.
GoDataFeed Integrates with TikTok Shop to Help Merchants Sell More Products Faster, Easier
GoDataFeed's Advanced Automation Now Syncs Flawlessly with TikTok Shop, Simplifying Product Feeds and Order Management for Merchants on Various Ecommerce Platforms
How Lists Are Reshaping the Landscape of Ecommerce Advertising
Traditional attribute management in ecommerce often involves rigid product data structures. GoDataFeed's Lists feature challenges this status quo. With Lists, you're not just managing product data; you're curating it. Keep reading to uncover the magic of our Lists for yourself.
Navigating the Shift to Digital Commerce in the Retail Industry
Digital commerce still gradually eating up more and more of how we buy goods. In 2023, it's expected that over 20% of all retail will take place online. So, it's clear that retailers need to adapt to digital commerce or get left behind. But where should you start? Let's review.
Overcoming the Challenges of Omnichannel Retailing
The rich benefits of adopting an omnichannel strategy can blind retailers to the numerous pain points that can cause omnichannel strategies to go wrong. With so many moving parts and critical considerations, it can be difficult to connect the dots.
Redefining Social Commerce: The Transformative Power of TikTok Shop
TikTok Shop isn't just a window display; it's the entire store, cashier included. It's like having a pop-up shop in every user's pocket. And it could be the sales channel you've been looking for. Learn why.
How to Analyze Your Product Data to Elevate Your Ecommerce Strategy
In this post, we'll explore the often-overlooked role of data in ecommerce campaign success, the challenges of optimizing data with precision but at scale, and how performing a Feed Analysis can help you overcome poor performance and save you from the massive headaches that can arise when channels decide your data is not up to par.
Unleashing the Power of Meta Checkout — A Merchant's Guide to Implementation
As you begin the process of integrating Meta Checkout, it's important to note that Meta and GoDataFeed have worked hard to make the process as straightforward as possible, ensuring even small businesses with limited technical knowledge can successfully integrate it. So let’s get to it.
Meta Checkout-Enabled Shops Are Already Seeing Success
A social commerce landscape where seamless online transactions become the norm rather than the exception? That's the promise of Meta Shops with Onsite Checkout. Not convinced? Just look at the variety of merchants already racking up sales and making customers for life with exceptional experiences.
Meta Shops & Meta Checkout FAQs
We've covered a lot of ground on Meta Shops and Meta Checkout, so let's recap what we've learned so far. Here are the answers to your most frequently asked questions.
Did Meta Just Solve Ecommerce’s Checkout Problem
Meta Checkout fundamentally diverges from traditional Meta product ads, shifting from a pay-per-click model to a more transaction-focused approach. Instead of charging advertisers every time someone clicks on their ad, Meta Checkout enables users to make purchases directly on Facebook or Instagram, which means merchants only pay when a sale occurs.
The Benefits of Meta Checkout for Facebook & Instagram Shops
By providing a seamless shopping experience that keeps shoppers tethered to your Shop across various touchpoints, Meta Checkout gives you the opportunity to be present (and purchasable) when and where it matters most. But that’s only one aspect. Let’s take a closer look at some of the benefits of toggling on your Meta Checkout.
The Revolution in Meta’s Checkout Evolution
In the evolving landscape of ecommerce, the shopping experience is constantly changing. The newest advancement is Meta Checkout. An innovative checkout system developed by Meta Platforms. In this article, we will uncover its unique features and how they differentiate it from traditional checkout solutions.
The Top Ten Most Popular Ecommerce Podcasts in 2023
Here are the 10 most popular ecommerce podcasts in 2023. Each of these podcasts brings something unique to the table, whether it's through in-depth interviews, expert analysis, or actionable advice. Grab your headphones, tune in, and elevate your ecommerce expertise with these must-listen podcasts.
Maximize Your Opportunities with These 8 Best Practices for Product Photo Optimization on Google
As a juggernaut in the industry, Google sees more activity than most websites see in their lifetime. If you want to stand out in this environment, you have to have a fully optimized product page. The best way to achieve this is through product photos. In this article we discuss 8 best practices for making your product photos drive sales and experience.
How to Leverage Visual Content on Pinterest to Accelerate Your Brand
With a monthly active user base of 445 million, Pinterest serves as an attractive platform for businesses looking to reach out to new customers. In this article, we share some best practices when it comes to Pinterest product photography that will help you stand out and effectively showcase your products to potential customers.
How to Get "Free and Fast Shipping" Label on Google Shopping Product Listings
Free and fast shipping labels let you showcase products that can ship quickly and (preferably) free to give customers the best possible experience. If your delivery time is 5 days or less and you offer free shipping, your products may qualify.
Guide to Google Shopping Bidding Strategies
Google Shopping Campaigns are designed to give companies like yours another opportunity to engage shoppers using the world’s most popular search engine.That’s an absolutely massive opportunity.
ROAS Checklist: 10 Simple Tests for Your Ecommerce Ads
When people search for products, browse social, and shop on marketplaces, there are thousands of advertisers vying for their attention. So how do you win the click – and the sale? Use these 10 simple tests to create engaging, enticing ecommerce ads.
Social proof: Audiences and platforms pivot to social commerce
Social commerce has come of age. In this blog post, we will explore social media's impact on consumer purchase behavior and retail advertising by looking at quantitative and anecdotal proof of the shift toward social commerce — and how the changing landscape benefits both buyers and sellers.
8 Steps to Creating a Product Page that Converts (with Examples)
Conversion Rate Optimization is the art and science of persuading delighting customers into buying. As ecommerce marketers, that means increasing how many people buy our product. It can also mean increasing how much shoppers spend while they’re in our store. It can even mean getting shoppers to share their love of a product. Whatever your goal, CRO can help.
What Is a Product Feed & Why You Need One
A product feed can drive the success or failure of an ecommerce campaign. While most campaigns employ product feeds simply to move product data from one place to another, power sellers use product feeds as a competitive advantage.
More Free Ways to Reach Shoppers this Holiday Season
Paid shopping ads, marketplaces, and social commerce ads are a great way to “cut to the front of the line” to reach qualified shoppers. But if you’re not using alternative — and free — methods of reaching your audience, you’re leaving sales on the table.
11 Ecommerce Myths You Should Start Ignoring Today
Yes, anyone can find success selling online — under the right circumstances. Unfortunately there’s a lot of outdated, misleading, and outright incorrect advice out there. Follow enough bad advice and your business can suffer. That’s why we’re here to set the record straight.
What is a SKU and Why It’s Crucial to Your Ecommerce Success
Whether you’re just starting out as a product seller or marketer, or you’re a seasoned seller with hundreds of products, SKUs can help you improve your sales, streamline your operations, and enhance your customer experience.
Advertise Your Products Free on Google for the Holidays
If you sell products online, you want to make sure your products are listed on Google Shopping. Huge benefit, no gimmicks, no catch.
Engage Motivated Shoppers With Google Deals
Google’s new Deals feature is a great way for you to target discount seekers with your best promotional offers at precisely the right time. Deals helps ensure that your product reaches highly motivated shoppers during your most important sales seasons.
How to Stop the Silent Campaign Killer Lurking in Your Product Data
It’s tempting to enter only the bare amount of information necessary to launch each item in your store. After all, shouldn’t your products speak for themselves? It turns out, though, that there are several reasons a complete product data feed can help you grow ecommerce sales:
How GoDataFeed leverages product data to fuel ecommerce performance
Increased competition means that selling online isn’t quite as simple as it used to be. The Digital Shelf is packed with competition. If you're having trouble gaining substantial traction, maybe it's not your strategy or your budget. Maybe your product data needs some TLC. GoDataFeed can help.
Forget Shopify’s Amazon App, the Best Way to Feed Your Products is Still on the App Store
Shopify unexpectedly announced that its native Amazon app was being sunsetted in 2021. No need to worry, though. The best way to sync your Shopify product catalog to Amazon is still in the app store.
Using Google's Regional Availability to dominate your corners of the market
Like local inventory ads, regional availability and pricing gives retailers with brick and mortar locations the ability to feed localized product data to Google.
Fixing incorrect product identifier [mpn]
These warnings are intended to notify merchants that the MPN submitted in their product feeds has an incorrect value. In September 2021, Google will begin disapproving products whose MPNs were issued warnings for "Incorrect product identifier [mpn]".
BIMI for ecommerce brands
BIMI was designed to help brands validate the ownership of their logos and visual identities, and securely transmit them to Google. It also plays a role in email security, specifically as it affects phishing and other email-based scams.
New Google Shopping Features Announced for 2021
The pandemic accelerated the growth of ecommerce and Google plans to use this momentum to usher in a new era of online shopping. In this year’s Google Marketing Livestream, the company has laid out its plans to enhance the Google Shopping experience with new features that rivals its biggest competitors.
PPC vs Marketplaces: Finding Your Marketing Mix
Pay-per-click channels are a great way to reach new shoppers and drive sales on your web store. Marketplaces allow you to leverage native audiences and platforms to make sales.
The New TikTok Challenge: Ecommerce
Everyone loves a good TikTok challenge. Unless you’re talking about ecommerce. The challenge? Breaking through a massively popular platform whose audience is wildly different from that of other channels.
How to Optimize Your Free Google Shopping Listings
In this post, we’ll look at the techniques we’ve used to help our customers’ listings rise above other free listings.
Is TikTok the Best New Platform for Ecommerce Marketers? 4 Reasons to Say Yes
In this blog post, we’ll look at some of the reasons why TikTok might be your favorite new ecommerce marketing channel.
Google Shopping Is Just the Beginning: Meet Google for Retail
In this post, we dive into each of Google’s retail-specific solutions. We look at what makes each solution unique, why it may or may not be right for your business, and where and how your products will appear for shoppers.
Free Exposure on Google Shopping
After eight years of Google Shopping being a paid product, Google is changing things up.
COVID-19 Resources & Information for Online Retailers
To help sellers navigate these uncertain times, we are sharing a list of resources from around the retail industry, the ecommerce community and beyond.
3 Traits of Highly Successful Google Shopping Campaigns
Google Shopping could be great for your business, or it could lead to some wasted time, wasted ad spend, or both. What you need to know is where to focus your efforts – set your sights on these three areas.
How to Avoid Inaccurate Listings During the Holidays
Inaccurate product data is costly. Not only do you incur the cost of each click, but you also miss out on an opportunity to close a sale. And now you’ve lost that shopper’s trust, possibly forever.
Google Shopping Actions Commission Rates
Selling on Google via Shopping Actions sounds great, and it sounds even better with no monthly fees... but does that mean steep commission rates? Not quite!
Why Do Other Products Show Up for My Brand on Google Shopping?
Google tends to diversify search results as much as possible unless it’s close to 100% certain of the searcher’s intent. But there are ways to optimize for your brand. Here's how.
5 Ways Seller Central Can Improve Your Marketing Strategy
While plenty of strategies exist for bringing traffic to your Amazon listings, it’s vital to focus on the options available to you in Seller Central.
"Ok Google" Find Me More Shoppers
With devices like Amazon Echo and Google Home, people are getting used to the idea of verbally controlling their environment. So how do you take advantage of voice search while the competition is still relatively minimal?
Google's Shift to Shopping Actions
Google recently announced that Shopping Actions will play an increasingly important role in its retail ads strategy. From image SERPs to YouTube videos, Shopping Actions will be the exclusive format to deliver shoppable experiences.
This Is Why Your Shopping Ads Aren't Showing Up on Google
From product data, to campaign settings, to account-related issues, this is why your Shopping ads aren't showing up on Google – and what you can do about it.
7 Key Performance Indicators for Ecommerce Marketing
How do you know if your campaigns are actually successful? By using these 7 KPIs.
6 Winning Strategies for Amazon Sponsored Products
6 Winning Strategies for Amazon Sponsored Products
International Ecommerce: 5 Channels that Deliver a Global Audience
Finding an international audience can be daunting. Use these channels for a smoother transition.
6 Customer Retention Strategies for Amazon
6 Customer Retention Strategies for Online Marketplaces
How to Sell on Google Shopping
Getting started with Google Shopping can seem daunting even to seasoned digital marketers. But it doesn't have to be. Here's how.
Classic SEO Principles That Will Revitalize Your Product Listings
Use these traditional SEO principles to give your ecommerce campaigns a boost.
Google Introduces Images for Shopping Ads
PLAs will now be eligible to appear as shoppable images on Google searches.
10 Simple Steps to Improving Your Ecommerce Branding
Branding is the name of the game. Learn how to boost your online branding with these steps.
How to Use Custom Labels for Google Shopping Campaigns
Your products vary by price, margins, inventory, seasonality, etc. While these attributes might seem trivial on paper, they can help you create smarter Google Shopping campaigns (or hurt your campaigns if ignored).
Conversion Optimization for Google Shopping Campaigns
The final leg of a successful Google Shopping campaign is less about what you do on Google and more about how you tie the overall strategy together. Even if you’ve done everything right up to this point, a poor shopping experience can cost you a sale.
Selling On Marketplaces to Multiply Your Profits
To help you sort it all out, we'll go over some of the most popular online marketplaces and break down their benefits to sellers. No matter where you're selling today, expanding to more marketplaces is the most efficient way to multiply your income.
Google Shopping Actions FAQs
Google Shopping Actions makes selling on Google not only possible, but also affordable and scalable. And Google has done a great job of rolling out the program and educating sellers and service providers along the way. But like any marketing platform, there's bound to be questions about the setup, the process, timelines, etc. That's true of the sellers we've helped onboard into the program and it'll probably be true for you (future Shopping Actions seller) too.
6 Last-Minute Preparations Before Black Friday and Cyber Weekend
It's holiday sales season! But before you get ready to sit back and enjoy the rewards from your big sales, make sure you’ve checked the following final steps off your list.
The Complete Guide to Google Manufacturer Center
If your company manufactures products, Google Manufacturer Center is a no-brainer. Although it's only a few years old, Google Manufacturer Center has completely changed the way manufacturers are able to market their products. In this article, we’re going to explain what the Google Manufacturer Center is, why it’s so important, and what you can do to ensure your products are benefiting from it.
Google Shopping Actions: Everything You Need to Know
It's been a long time since there was this much buzz about an online selling platform. What makes Google Shopping Actions unique is its combination of clout and infrastructure. Having "Google" on the label doesn't hurt, but having Google Shopping as an ad delivery system is the real winning detail here.
How to Set Up Instagram Product Ads
Once your Facebook Business/Ads accounts are set up and your Facebook product feed is ready, follow the steps below to get your products into Instagram
Master Mobile Commerce With These Simple Marketplace Strategies
By understanding how a site approaches mobile customers, you can optimize your listings for those sites. And you can also take a page out of an ecommerce giant’s book to figure out the best mobile strategies for your own website.
Proven Techniques For Google Shopping Campaign Optimization
Google Shopping campaign optimization is a key part of your selling strategy. In this step-by-step guide, we'll review 5 proven techniques for optimal Google Shopping campaigns. From data optimization to employing custom labels, we'll dive deep into some of the most talked-about concepts in Google Shopping strategy and present five ways in which you can effectively optimize your Google Shopping campaigns to improve performance.
5 Order Management Best Practices for Ecommerce
Your success depends getting products to customers efficiently, handling your expenses, and staying organized as a business. So how do you keep it all together as your company’s responsibilities expand?
How to Use Product Data to Bump Up Sales
One of the most effective ways to bolster revenue is to focus on your highest-performing products.
Top 10 Shopping Channels for Retailers [Infographic]
This year's Top 10 Shopping Channels list is giving us plenty of reasons to be excited about the future of online retail.
How to Create Customer Profiles Using Shopping Channel Data
Here's how to use your channel data to create customer profiles.
Use these Ecommerce KPIs to Identify Opportunities for Growth
When most people think about their online KPIs, they tend to think about website traffic – how many people are coming to my site? While traffic is definitely an important metric to understand and improve, it’s not worth any money to your company – at least not on its own.
How to Improve Your WooCommerce Sales Right Now
We've compiled a list of WooCommerce plug-ins to improve your site functionality and customer shopping experience, all with the goal of helping you bring in more shoppers and close more deals.
The Complete Guide to Optimized Google Shopping Campaigns
Google Shopping is the entry point to all things retail on Google. Product listing ads, dynamic remarketing ads, local inventory ads, Manufacturer Center, you name it, these all depend on a Google Shopping foundation. So it makes sense that Google Shopping is far and away the most important marketing channel for ecommerce marketers looking to reach Google's one billion users.
How to Optimize Product Descriptions for Google Shopping
Your Google Shopping product descriptions are more important than you might think. Use this guide to optimize them.
How to Use Customer Match for Google Shopping Campaigns
Customer Match uses remarketing lists to target Google shoppers. Pretty awesome, huh?
How to Get Product Reviews that Increase Profits
Product reviews could make or break your ecommerce efforts. It's time you gave them their due.
How to Win the Amazon Buy Box
The Buy Box is the key to winning on Amazon. Here's how to lock it down.
7 Things You Didn’t Know About Newegg
Newegg presents untapped potential for sellers looking to break out of the Amazon-eBay-Google gridlock.
7 Key Performance Indicators Online Retailers Need to Know
Use these KPIs to establish goals, measure progress and find success.
Key Differences for Marketing Products on eBay vs. Amazon
Key Differences for Marketing Products on eBay vs. Amazon
How to Use Analytics to Identify Ecommerce Performance Trends
How to Use Analytics to Identify Ecommerce Performance Trends
Is this Shopify Data Feed Mistake Costing You Sales?
Wondering why you’re not seeing the kind of growth other Shopify sellers are? The answer may be that you are making a major mistake when taking advantage of these new shopping channel integrations.
7 Ways to Supplement Your Product Data to Improve Exposure
Supplemental product data could hold the key to successful ecommerce campaigns.
How to Make the Move to Omnichannel Marketing
Omnichannel marketing is the new normal. Use this guide to make the switch.
5 Tips for Delivering High-Quality Omnichannel Customer Service
5 Tips for Delivering High-Quality Omnichannel Customer Service
How to Protect Online Store Data
The privacy of your shoppers an issue that merits your full attention. Here are some key points to consider.
Bryan Falla
