Walmart opens up retail media business to small advertisers

Walmart is expanding its retail media business to include small marketers and international suppliers. Additionally, it is opening up Walmart Connect to brands that have not traditionally sold their products in its stores, such as automotive and financial marketers –  known as “no-endemic” marketers. What is Walmart Connect? Walmart Connect is the rebranded media group…

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Meta announces major audience targeting and insights update

Meta launched new audience insight and targeting options within its Advantage+ Shopping Campaigns. These new capabilities allow you to generate reporting breakdowns of your audience and target individuals interested in your products or services who haven’t yet made a purchase. Why we care. Understanding your audience better enables more effective campaign optimization, while precise targeting…

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Google expands Vehicle Listing Ads to new markets

Vehicle Listing Ads (VLA) within Google Ads are now live and open for Beta-listing in the UK, Denmark, and France. Previously only available in open beta in the U.S., Canada, and Australia, VLA will also soon be rolled out to the Netherlands, Italy, and Spain by the end of the second quarter of the year….

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Daily Search Forum Recap: March 29, 2024

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google Web Stories do show up in Google Image search, Google posted a correction, and fixed a Search Console bug. Google Ads posted no new news announcements…

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Google tests new tools for a more personalized shopping experience

Google is piloting new product discovery elements designed to give users a more personalized shopping experience, including: Style recommendations. Brand preferences. Generative AI for product search. Virtual try-on technology. Why we care. These features offer businesses new opportunities to showcase their products and engage with high-value consumers who are likely to be more inclined to…

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How in-house teams get projects prioritized

Does it ever feel like your SEO recommendations and projects get lost in the shuffle or deprioritized by other teams? If you work in-house, you’ve likely experienced the “fear of missing out” (FOMO) when it comes to getting your optimization work properly resourced and implemented. The good news is that a project management methodology called…

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