Growing Ecommerce

The online retail growth podcast

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36 min

2025 State of PMax Report, plus:
Zuckerberg shrugs ads, Amazon shares its ad stack

2025 State of PMax Report, plus: Zuckerberg shrugs ads, Amazon shares its ad stackDigital ads in 2025 are anything but boring. In this episode, Mike and Chris unpack: Mark Zuckerberg’s eyebrow-raising claim that ads aren’t important (despite 98% of Meta’s revenue coming from ads)Amazon’s move to sell its ad tech to other retailers—friend or Trojan horse?Plus details from our comprehensive new PMax…

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37 min

New co-host, same chaos:
Amazon Haul, Nike's DTC regrets, Perplexity AI Shopping, and more

New co-host, same chaos: Amazon Haul, Nike's DTC regrets, Perplexity AI Shopping, and moreBig changes on Growing Ecommerce! Chris Scharmueller joins Mike Ryan for a fresh, unscripted take on the latest in online retail. In this episode: Amazon vs. Temu: What Amazon’s “Haul” launch says about their playbook and profit risksPerplexity AI: Can it challenge Google by fusing search and shopping?Nike’s…

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34 min

2024 Year End Recap:
Google’s Legal Challenges, Amazon vs. Temu, and Other Platform News

2024 Year End Recap: Google’s Legal Challenges, Amazon vs. Temu, and Other Platform NewsDiscover the forces reshaping the ecommerce landscape leading into 2025 as host Mike Ryan guides us through a labyrinth of game-changing developments and strategic maneuvers. From the Department of Justice's legal challenges against Google to the emerging battleground between Amazon and Temu, Mike gives insight…

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34 min

Q2 Highlights:
Wins and losses for Netflix, Amazon, Pinterest, and Google

Q2 Highlights: Wins and losses for Netflix, Amazon, Pinterest, and GoogleCan a new low-price, slow-shipping strategy from Amazon truly rival Temu's direct-from-China model? On this episode of Growing ecommerce, host Mike Ryan dissects some of the biggest headlines from Q2 including Amazon's attempt to fight back against Temu, and Netflix's advertising woes, which led to another VP dismissal just one…

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43 min

Tech's Impact on Health & Beauty with Rob Davis of THG

Tech's Impact on Health & Beauty with Rob Davis of THG(Recorded live at IRX Birmingham) Rob Davis is Acquisition Marketing Director at THG Beauty, a division which is responsible for £1.2B of THG's total revenues, and which includes brands such as LOOKFANTASTIC, Cult Beauty, and Dermstore. Rob tells how growth in the Beauty ecomm sector is shaping up, and which tech and consumer trends he's watching…

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33 min

Google Marketing Live:
Ads in an AI-First Search Experience

Google Marketing Live: Ads in an AI-First Search ExperienceJoin Mike Ryan for a discussion of his highlights from GML 2024. Was the event overshadowed by Google I/O? Do advertisers need to worry about the biggest shake-up ever to Google's SERP? He answers these questions and unpacks the news around core ecommerce feature announcements like profit bidding, interactive Shopping ads, and improvements…

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47 min

The State of MarTech with Daniel Smulevich

The State of MarTech with Daniel SmulevichLearn about the future of marketing from Daniel Smulevich of Jellyfish, as he guides us through the MarTech revolution in a landscape brimming with change. This episode isn't about chasing shiny new tech; it's about strategic problem-solving and making tech work for your marketing needs.We dissect the tech FOMO that grips the industry, using platforms like…

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39 min

Behind Temu's Digital Advertising Landslide

Behind Temu's Digital Advertising LandslideTemu's advertising has been at the center of countless headlines in recent months. However, journalists don't know advertising well enough and don't have the data necessary to tell the full story. Mike has monitoring Temu for months – and mega-advertisers like Amazon, Wish, and eBay for years. He ties together all of his research on Temu so far into a single…

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