New Google Shopping program enables customer photos to show with their product reviews
- July 16, 2019
- SEO
credit: Ginny Marvin
The feature is rolling out now and available through a handful of reviews partners.
Google Shopping is bringing customer photos to the product reviews sections of advertisers’ listings. Reviews are accessible from the “View more” option on mobile Shopping ads or by clicking on the star ratings in a listing.
Why we should care
Images are eye-catching, and thumbnail images of reviewers can add further social proof to ever-critical product reviews in Google Shopping. Along with the reviews themselves, it’s a step toward including more user-generated content (UGC) to inform users as they’re shopping. UGC can add an element of authenticity and credibility to retailers’ listings that manufacturer-supplied professional shots can’t.
It’s too early to know what kind of impact advertisers who show customer photos alongside their reviews could see, but they’ll be looking for a bump in click-through rates and more conversions from high-intent shoppers.
More on the news
- A Google spokesperson told Search Engine Land that customer photos are in the first stages of rolling out and that the feature is only available in the US for now.
- The program is not related to the new Google Shopping experience that is coming to the U.S., Google confirmed.
- Advertisers must be working with one of the reviews providers participating in the program: Yotpo, PowerReviews, Bazaarvoice, and Influenster. The program may expand to other partners in the future.
- As long as customer images are enabled in a participating partner platform, they’ll be syndicated automatically to Google for inclusion in the advertisers’ Google Shopping listings.
If you need any help or advice on your Google shopping, please contact the experts at SPYDERwebmarketing.com, 833 377 9337
Jim is a Senior Digital Marketing Strategist Spyder Digital and has over 19 years of experience in the field. His insight and ability to drive new business for his clients from the Internet is unparalleled.
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