Why POAS can’t replace true Profit Optimization
While the industry focuses on Profit On Ad Spend (POAS) as the ultimate solution for eCommerce profitability, our analysis suggests that relying solely on this…
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Manuel Baudisch StickyWhy clustering products by margin is insufficient: the impact on ecommerce growth
Clustering products by margin alone is not enough because it ignores critical market signals like price competitiveness and conversion probability, often leading to high ad…
4 ways to optimize Performance Max in 2026
Article updated 2026-01-15, 4:32pm. There are 4 ways to set up Performance Max, ranging from basic to advanced. The most effective strategy—often referred to as…
Irene Ehrengruber StickyPMax Channel Reports are here! What Google isn’t showing you.
Google’s long-awaited Performance Max Channel Report is finally here! Well. Almost. Currently in beta and rolling out to a limited set of advertisers, this new…
TikTok shop is coming for your sales!
Can a saturated market handle this much competition? Germany's ecommerce market is getting even more intense — and this time, the pressure isn’t just from Google or…
Best 2025 Ecommerce Strategies in the age of China’s Ecomm Conquest: Temu & SHEIN
Navigating the ecommerce landscape these days feels like trying to master a high-stakes chess game, with ever-evolving rules and intense competition. But in a Growing Ecommerce podcast…
Wake up: Your ROAS addiction won’t make you profitable!
Here is a harsh truth: Too many advertisers are so addicted to ROAS that they completely ignore tactics that will actually make their business more…
Manuel Baudisch StickyPractical strategies for modern paid media: Lampenwelt’s Data-Driven approach
Ecommerce has had a wild ride over the past few years—think of it like an unexpected rollercoaster. We saw the dizzying heights during the pandemic,…
Ecommerce strategy for Black Friday & holiday season 2022
In this year's holiday season, online retailers are in for a ride, as the ecommerce sector is shaken by severe economic disruptions: war in Europe,…
NRF 2022: Retail’s Big Show
January is an exciting month for retail: Consumers and employees alike are returning after a well-deserved break, the final numbers of the previous seasons holiday…
Performance Max vs Smart Shopping: What to know
Update 2026: A fresh take on PMax and Standard Shopping Since this article was published, the PPC landscape has evolved rapidly, with AI-driven ad solutions…
Price intelligence: How our report detected a scammer
At smec, we not only specialise in online marketing campaigns. Instead, we take a holistic approach to improving our clients' ecommerce efforts. In this endeavour,…
ROAS alternatives for more accurate results: Product margin, Order profit, CLV
Avinash Kaushik, Head of Strategic Analytics at Google, once wrote in his personal blog: “What is ROAS? Return on Ad Spend. It is a navel-gazing…
5 strategies for data-driven pricing
Data-driven pricing is arguably the most critical aspect in online retail and crucial for the implementation of overall business strategies. Attractive prices directly influence conversion…
How pricing decisions impact retail businesses
Retail pricing optimization in a nutshell Pricing decisions are among the most important decisions in ecommerce – and in retail in general, as proficient pricing…
2020 Black Friday performance report for Google Shopping
2020 has been a year of generation-defining disruption – and with major disruption comes both loss and opportunity. For retailers, challenges in the face of…
Google Analytics 4: cross-channel measurement, privacy & more
Officially presented on 14 October 2020 and available to all ever since: Google Analytics 4 – a new kind of property introducing the next evolutionary…
7 steps to mastering programmatic advertising
Editors note: This article has been updated in 2022 to reflect current developments in the world of programmatic advertising. 90% of digital ad spend in…
Black Friday will be a hell of a ride – make sure to plan accordingly (+Video)
Check out our PPC experts’ tips from our panel discussion which will help you reach your goals during Black Friday and beyond. https://youtu.be/phCyGnYteio We can…
Designing the solution: AI-based, item-level bidding automation in Google Shopping
In the Google Shopping world, bid management for large product ranges is a time-consuming and complex task which can make-or-break marketing budgets and business targets.…
