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Innovation  •  5 Min read

Roles in innovation: collaboration follows participation

In my other blog article before I wrote this one I emphasised how important it is to motivate people in your organisation to participate in…
Georg Hofstadler January 22, 2020
Google Ads Automation  •  4 Min read

Boosting your Search performance with Keyword Sourcing is brilliant

Life isn’t easy – especially if you are a SEA marketer maintaining Search accounts on a daily basis. Of course, Google Shopping gets all the hype, all…
Christian Kolb January 13, 2020
Innovation  •  4 Min read

Last Christmas: A Christmas fairytale on how innovation could go

The following text is a Christmas-themed fairytale inspired by our established innovation process here at smec and shows how innovation could actually go. Give it…
Georg Hofstadler December 23, 2019
Innovation  •  4 Min read

Power to the people: Innovation is about participation

As you may have read in my former blog posts regarding innovation at Smarter Ecommerce, we always try to improve the status quo here at…
Georg Hofstadler December 3, 2019
Google Shopping  •  3 Min read

Revealed: Amazon’s auction power in Google Shopping for 3 key industries

What should merchants expect from Amazon during the holidays in their Google Shopping auctions? Continued dominance. Beginning in November 2018, Amazon aggressively activated their inventory…
Michael Ryan November 26, 2019
Google Shopping  •  5 Min read

Enhanced ABS for your Shopping strategies – and more to come!

Get ready: Our current Whoop! development initiatives are enriching the functionality of Advanced Bid Strategies (ABS) by offering you improved workflows and convenience, even more…
Michael Ryan November 20, 2019
Google Shopping  •  4 Min read

Google Shopping with limited budgets: Three tips for managing your account

Limited budgets are always a constraint for sustainable growth in a Google Ads campaign. They limit the number of auctions you can participate in and…
Oscar Linares November 12, 2019
Microsoft Advertising  •  2 Min read

smec nominated twice for Microsoft Advertising Regional Partner Awards 2019

With CEO Jan Radanitsch fighting on our forefront, it is not so much of a surprise that companies and partners recognize the efforts undertaken by…
Philipp Reiter November 12, 2019
Microsoft Advertising  •  2 Min read

Growth with Microsoft Advertising: Bing Shopping campaigns

A frequent problem that occurs with our customers who use Microsoft Advertising is that they want to generate more traffic but are not able to…
Lisa Zwischenberger November 5, 2019
Innovation  •  5 Min read

Killing good ideas for better ones: The 4 phases of innovation

One of the hardest challenges in all innovation processes is keeping the focus on what’s most promising. As a result, it is quite a difficult…
Georg Hofstadler October 28, 2019
Ecommerce  •  4 Min read

Black Friday Advertising – Prepping smartly for the holiday season

Holiday season is sneaking up on us and preparations are already in full swing. Over the years, the (in)famous Black Friday phenomenon has spread globally.…
Irene Ehrengruber October 24, 2019
Google Ads Automation  •  3 Min read

3 tips for increasing the quality of your product feed

If you pick a software solution for automating your text ads (such as AdEngine), you may want to roll out high quality content as fast…
Christian Kolb October 21, 2019
Google Shopping  •  7 Min read

A deeper look at Smart Shopping campaigns

Smart Shopping campaigns are replaced by Performance Max campaigns in September 2022. To find out the difference between the two campaign types and what specifically…
Christopher Rogl October 15, 2019
Blog  •  3 Min read

Challenge accepted: my first month @ smec

First of all, I have to admit that I had no idea what to expect. But I can tell you something: Taking this job and…
Sarah Hiesl October 7, 2019
Innovation  •  4 Min read

How lean can Lean Innovation really be?

You may have heard the Lean Management story about a lumberjack sawing a tree with a blunt saw. The core of this story is that…
Georg Hofstadler September 30, 2019
Data Science  •  8 Min read

Advanced Google Shopping Campaign Structures – Query Sculpting in 2023

Is this advanced technique for Shopping campaigns still working in 2023? This article was published back in 2019. In the wake of Performance Max -…
Florian Chval August 27, 2019
Ecommerce  •  2 Min read

PSD2 – The new European legislation in a nutshell

Update (31.10.2019):The technical implementation of PSD2 culminated in a lot of challenges for Payment Service Providers as well as retailers. Therefore, the European Banking Authority…
Sarah Hiesl August 5, 2019
News  •  2 Min read

“Transparency and participation are the key to being innovative”: our approach to streamlining smec’s innovation process

The idea behind our innovation process At smec’s July MeetUp – the MeetUp is a meeting held for all employees every six weeks where everything…
Florian Chval July 16, 2019
Google Shopping  •  3 Min read

Smart Shopping placements: insights into a black box?

Attention: Smart Shopping campaigns are being sunset by Google. They are replaced by Performance Max campaigns in September 2022. To find out more about what…
Stefan Stopper July 11, 2019
Google Ads Automation  •  4 Min read

“Keeping an Eye on Google’s AI Using Scripts” with Nils Rooijmans @ the Great Day for PPC Automation

Self-proclaimed search marketing geek Nils Rooijmans has 15+ years experience in the field and has helped over 100 companies increase their revenue and profits. His…
Michaela Scharrer June 18, 2019

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