How ecommerce businesses can prepare for the short and long term
Recent events have left many retailers scrambling to serve customers through digital channels. Although digital-first and multi-channel retailers have been able to pivot more easily,…
Along the customer journey: How data-driven attribution and game theory connect
Attribution for digital media channels has become one of the most important tools for digital media buyers to assess and optimize their media spend across…
Going beyond ROAS: 5 additional PPC campaign metrics to watch
PPC campaign metrics allow you to track which campaigns are effective, and which are not. Picking the right metrics is critical to measuring the right…
What ‘free product listings’ mean for the future of Google Shopping campaigns
On April 21st, Google announced that it was going to bring free listings in the Google Shopping Tab. Originally, these listings wouldn’t be included among…
“Opportunity Budget”: How to avoid ROAS optimization pitfalls in Google Shopping
Analyzing Google Shopping data and making the right decisions based on this is a typical PPC Manager’s challenge. Everyone wants to improve their Key Performance…
Shopping Insights additions: Get to know the ins and outs of your brands
Just like our continuous support for ABS, we are fully committed to deliver additional value to our data visualisations for Whoop!. The first step was…
Can PPC bid automation algorithms respond to a pandemic?
Automated bidding tools have become a staple of PPC management. But the current health crisis has created problems for the predictive algorithms that underpin this…
5 major COVID-19 ecommerce trends & how you can respond
The outbreak of COVID-19 caught consumers and retailers off guard. Traditional business models have been challenged and replaced, while those with strong online presence…
Talking strategy: A new force for smec’s international consulting
A highly successful bid management tool called Whoop!, a company name that almost acts like a slogan, as it already conveys the promise, and now…
Corona crisis in online retail: Many industries were hit hard – and some even harder
Stores are closing, unemployment rate goes up or short: economy shrinks. And that is something online retail has experienced in the last weeks as well,…
New ABS filter options: How to make the most of sale price & price range
Over the last couple of months, we have been constantly working on the integration of enhanced Advanced Bid Strategies functionalities (ABS). This feature set allows…
3 strategies for retailers responding to COVID-19
And how to tell which one is right for you With the world turned upside down, businesses need to act fast. Store visits dropped by…
Stay focused: 3 long-term PPC automation results
Mastering paid search on Google is a challenge to anyone — lately more so than ever. Digital marketing is an agile, dynamic and fast-paced industry.…
4 new ways to explore your Shopping data in Whoop!
Data-informed decision making is a core opportunity – and challenge – for paid search experts in a fast-paced and constantly-changing business environment. Shopping is a…
COVID-19: smec is 100% operational and 100% available for you
Although the situation presents lots of uncertainties, we are convinced that the know-how and insights we have created over the last twelve years will allow…
Microsoft Advertising: A script for optimising your campaigns
For years Google was a quasi-monopolist for text ads until Microsoft joined the PPC party in 2012 with Microsoft Ads (formerly Bing Ads). Slowly, but…
ABS bulk export/import: manage your ABS rules more efficiently
Over the last couple of months, we have been working intensively on the integration of enhanced ABS functionalities (Advanced Bid Strategies features) into Whoop!. Our…
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…
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…
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…
