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There needs to be more clarity about a new popup that appears in Google Merchant Center before you can request a review when you are suspended. In a previous video, I explained that this may mean you can no longer request a review and might be permanently suspended. However, luckily, this is different. When Google […]

Google is slowly expanding vehicle ads to more countries. In February 2024, Google announced vehicle ads for Australia, and yesterday, as Arpan Banerjee highlighted over at LinkedIn, they are available for the United Kingdom. With the announcement, Google highlighted that vehicle ads don’t support vehicle parts, accessories, tires, and services. However, all of these, except

Since migrating from Google Merchant Center Classic to Google Merchant Center Next, the person who clicked the migration button has magically become the super admin. That is not the expected behavior. For example, I manage many accounts and do all day-to-day tasks for my clients, including migrating accounts. In these cases, my clients need to

As of August 2, 2024, Google is experiencing issues loading products in the Google Ads UI. The interface prompts you to reload, but no results appear. I recommend reporting this issue to Google Ads by clicking the help icon and selecting “Contact Us.”

In the upcoming months, Google Merchant Center will begin tracking more conversion events beyond those attributed to clicks on Shopping free listings. This expansion includes tracking conversions from clicks on Search web results and other sources. Google has made this change to provide better reporting on conversion data and to optimize the Google shopping experience

Today, Google has launched Google Shopping’s local inventory ads in over 23 extra countries. Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine, and Vietnam. What are Google Shopping Local Inventory Ads? Local inventory ads are a feature

Google added a new feature that allows you to display conversion annotations on your Google shopping listings, a discovery first made by Hana Kobzová on Linkedin. This feature can significantly enhance your listings, providing valuable information to potential customers.  The official documentation shows that the annotations can appear on both the Search and the shopping/products tab.  And

Google creates a new headache by decreasing usability. While Google Merchant Center Next was built with the mindset of moving forward in user-friendly UI and functionality, this month (April 2024), Google has moved a step backward in usability by restricting the ability to unlink yourself from a Google Merchant Center account when you are a

Google has added a credit_type sub-attribute for the installment attribute, allowing you to specify whether the type of installment credit is lease or finance. When submitting both the price value and the installment attribute, the value for the price will be considered as full cash vehicle price. Ensure you use the Google Product Category values Vehicles

Google has unveiled its loyalty program for merchants operating in Japan. This new initiative, integrated into the free listings feature, empowers merchants to offer redeemable points benefits to their customers across various Google platforms, including Search, Wallet, and Maps. Merchants who list their products in Japan via free listings can now participate in this innovative