July 28th, 2010 | by Vivek Tata | published in Google Merchant
We are excited to announce a new advertising format that will help you use your data feed to get even more traffic from Google Product Search. This new format is based on the popular product extensions on Google.com, with a slight difference: on Produ…
July 27th, 2010 | by Vivek Tata | published in Google Merchant
In April, we launched the Google Product Reviews Program to give shoppers on Google easy access to product reviews and user ratings from participating retailers. Today, we’re pleased to announce that we will be adding PowerReviews, a leading provider o…
July 9th, 2010 | by Vivek Tata | published in Google Merchant
Over the past year, we’ve launched a number of exciting features on Google Product Search. Users can now access YouTube videos, product reviews, and other information from a single page about a product – what we call a “product page.” (For examp…
June 17th, 2010 | by Vivek Tata | published in Google Merchant
Launched earlier today in the US and UK, Google Commerce Search 2.0 is now available for online retailers looking to optimize their website search experience and overall site usability. With new features including a full merchandising dashboard, simple…
June 15th, 2010 | by Vivek Tata | published in Google Merchant
How can we improve your Merchant Center experience? What features would you like to see added, and how could we make it easier to manage your product data? Starting this week, we’ll be kicking off a discussion thread on our help forum in the “Tips and …
June 4th, 2010 | by Google Data | published in Google Merchant
As we announced last month, we are now requiring all merchants to have both verified and claimed their URLs in order to submit a product feed to Google. If you haven’t yet completed this process, we urge you to do so as soon as possible. If you have,…
May 25th, 2010 | by Google Data | published in Google Merchant
Today, we’re rolling out a few changes that will make the Google Merchant Center easier to use. We’ve simplified navigation between sections and we’ve merged the “Active” and “Inactive” product pages into one “Products” page. Additionally, we’ve added…
May 17th, 2010 | by Google Data | published in Google Merchant
Tomorrow, May 18th, is the deadline for US-based merchants to verify & claim their URLs for the Google Merchant Center. After May 18th, data feeds uploaded for URLs that have not been verified and claimed will be disapproved.There are two steps to…
May 5th, 2010 | by Google Data | published in Google Merchant
(Cross-posted from the Google Enterprise Blog)It’s that time of year again. Brick-and-mortar stores are clearing out the sweaters and snow-mobiles and revamping window displays with sandals and scuba gear. We know that online retailers are painstakin…
April 21st, 2010 | by Google Data | published in Google Merchant
The web has made it easy to make decisions: when I’m going out to eat, I can easily check to see what people thought of that hot new restaurant, and when I’m about to buy a new digital camera for my upcoming trip to Portugal, I can read through doz…
March 23rd, 2010 | by Google Data | published in Google Merchant
Today we’re introducing a change to Google Merchant Center requirements to help ensure that you’re the only one submitting product listings for your site.You will now need to verify yourself as the owner of the site and then claim the URL in order …
February 19th, 2010 | by Google Data | published in Google Merchant
In late 2009, the Enterprise team here at Google launched a new tool, Google Commerce Search, to help online retailers improve site usability and raise conversions. We’re excited to see results and metrics coming in that show the impact this new produc…
December 10th, 2009 | by Google Data | published in Google Merchant
At Google, we’ve found that users are more likely to click on short URLs in the search results than on longer ones. However, if your site is like most, there are multiple URLs that will take users to the same product page, including some that are longe…
December 2nd, 2009 | by Google Data | published in Google Merchant
During this holiday season, you may be looking for new ways to reach users searching for products on Google.com. If you’re an AdWords advertiser, you may be interested in a new feature called product extensions that allows you to highlight your Mercha…
November 23rd, 2009 | by Google Data | published in Google Merchant
Earlier today, Jeff and Sameer from the Product Search team shared some holiday shopping updates on the Official Google Blog. Check out their post to see a recap of some of the work we’ve been doing over the past few months, including local store loca…