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Google Small Image Warning

Posted on June 22, 2016 by rwood

Merchants need to be aware of a new warning within Google Merchant centres for small images.

From September 1st specific images will need to have a minimum size in order to be loaded or products will become disapproved on Google. Continue reading →

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We have been working with GS1’s guidance on approved GTIN prefixes and combinations to improve our ability to determine bad values which Google and other engines will disapprove. This has extended our existing GTIN validation process, and we have now … Continue reading →

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Google GTIN Update 2

Posted on May 13, 2016 by rwood

As from Monday 16th May Google’s new GTIN requirement will come into force. If you haven’t read previous blogs (or received an email from Google) about the change it means all merchants must supply GTINs for all products where they … Continue reading →

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New Channel Opportunity – Solute Ad Network

Posted on April 26, 2016 by rwood

We are pleased to announce a new channel opportunity with Solute Ad Network.

Solute Ad Network states that it is ‘one of Germany‘s most successful price comparison websites’. ‘The Solute Ad Network is made up of websites and technology which have partnered with Solute in order to monetize their content. We are offering placement on multiple premium channels in the following methods:’ Continue reading →

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Fruugo and Rakuten – No GTIN, No Export.

Posted on April 7, 2016 by rwood

We have now implemented changes on the Feed Manager system ahead of the April 29th deadline for Fruugos GTIN requirement.

From the beginning of this month any products uploaded without GTINs in your source feed shall not be input to Fruugo AND Rakuten feeds. Continue reading →

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Google GTIN Update

Posted on March 23, 2016 by rwood

Following our last blog announcing Google’s GTIN requirement on branded products we have an update for clients seeing warnings on “GTIN does not belong to this brand”. Continue reading →

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Google PLA Ranking – ‘Top’ and ‘Best’ products

Posted on March 18, 2016 by rwood

Google have now launched their test that results in PLAs being ranked when customer’s google searches include the words ‘Top’ or ‘Best. The ranking works by products being selected by their user rating on Google. From there these ‘top’ products … Continue reading →

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Fruugo GTIN Requirement

Posted on March 9, 2016 by rwood

Following on from the announcement of Googles GTIN requirement taking place on the 16th of May we have now had notification of Fruugos requirement. From April 29th Fruugo will require ALL retailers to supply GTINs (EANs and UPCs) for all … Continue reading →

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Google Condition Suspension Warnings

Posted on March 3, 2016 by rwood

We have now seen the first suspension warning for incorrect condition – in other words a difference between the value submitted on a product submission and that stated on the merchant website. Your source feed needs to state the correct … Continue reading →

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Google Colour Policy – Change to ‘Multi’

Posted on February 25, 2016 by rwood

Google have now implemented its stricter policy on colour names in February 2016. “Multi“, “Multi Colour“, “Multi-Colour“ and other similar variants are not a permitted value for a colour, and will now trigger warnings in your Google Merchant Centre account. Continue reading →