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Google Rolls Out New Tools to Help Merchants Stand Out on Search

Retail TouchPoints

Just in the time for the holiday shopping season, Google is debuting new features to help merchants capture consumers’ attention in search results, including a small business “tag,” generative AI tools for product imagery and a more detailed business information module in search results. The tools will be available first to U.S.

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Choosing an Alternative to Worldpay for Payment Processing

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Worldpay processes more than 130 million transactions on a daily basis, supporting in excess of one million merchants across the globe. Here’s a quick look at Worldpay’s limitations, how to select a Worldpay alternative and guidance for the transition to a new payment processing solutions specialist.

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Choosing an Alternative to Worldpay for Payment Processing

Rain Pros

Worldpay processes more than 130 million transactions on a daily basis, supporting in excess of one million merchants across the globe. Here’s a quick look at Worldpay’s limitations, how to select a Worldpay alternative and guidance for the transition to a new payment processing solutions specialist.

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Google Debuts New Tools to Help Brands Harness the Power of Generative AI

Retail TouchPoints

Google unveiled a series of new tools for merchants and advertisers at its annual Google Marketing Live event on May 23, 2023. This will of course be equally useful for merchantsadvertising campaigns.) Merchants in the U.S.

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Meta Changes Instagram, Facebook Shops to Encourage In-App Transactions

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Beginning on June 5, 2023, onboarding of any new Shops in the U.S. On August 10, 2023, this restriction will be extended to newly onboarded shops from all other platform partners. During that time Meta said it will focus on helping those merchants add checkout to their Shops. The change will first be tested in the U.S.,

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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

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That, of course, is the key to Wish’s business model — by connecting international consumers directly with manufacturers (most of them Chinese, although diversifying the company’s merchant base is one of the company’s key turnaround pillars), customers can get products for dirt cheap. Doubling down on merchants outside of China.

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The Future of Audio is the Future of Everything, Especially Commerce

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Today just about every brand has an audio strategy, whether that’s advertising on a relevant podcast or offering voice-based customer care via a chat agent. While Bill Gates and other charitable trusts continue to underwrite audio journalism, a new breed of advertiser is helping pump cash into independent podcasts.