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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 -…
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…
“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…
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…
“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…
SMX Munich recap: of benchmarks and seasonalities
On April 2 and 3, marketing and ecommerce specialists met at the International Congress Center Munich for an online marketing conference that is known…
SportsDeal: With Search Ad Automation and CSS to 102.4% more revenue
Perfect alignment of CSS and GSE: how Norwegian retailer sportsdeal.no reported 102.4% higher sales figures using award-winning automation technology. …
