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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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 schema markup establishes trust and boosts information gain

In this article, we’ll explore how schema markup, particularly the use of descriptive markup, linking entities and connecting to external data sources, can establish trust with Google and potentially reduce the chances of being deindexed.  Additionally, we’ll discuss the role of schema markup in increasing the likelihood of inclusion in Search Generative Experience (SGE) and…

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