Google Shopping & PMax

Google Shopping Management
for NZ Retailers

Shopping campaigns and Performance Max built on a clean, optimised product feed. Proper segmentation, custom labels and ongoing management — so your products show up when it matters and your budget goes further.

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Feed
Optimisation First
NZ & AU
Markets Covered
PMax
& Standard Shopping
Direct
No Account Managers

Google Shopping Done Properly

Most Shopping campaigns underperform because the product feed is weak, the structure is too broad, or Performance Max is left running without any meaningful controls. Getting this right makes a material difference to your cost per sale.

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Product Feed Optimisation

Title rewrites, accurate categorisation, GTIN coverage, sale price attributes and image quality reviews — the feed quality directly determines how often your products show and at what cost per click.

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Campaign Structure

Proper segmentation by product category, margin, or performance tier using custom labels. Not a single catch-all Shopping campaign with everything lumped together.

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Performance Max Management

PMax asset groups built around your best-performing products, with audience signals, brand exclusions and search theme guidance to keep automation working in your favour rather than against it.

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Negative Keywords & Query Control

Blocking irrelevant queries that waste budget — particularly important in Shopping and PMax where Google's default matching casts a very wide net.

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Dynamic Remarketing

Bring back people who viewed or carted products without purchasing. Product-specific remarketing audiences are among the most efficient budget allocations available to eCommerce retailers.

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Merchant Centre Management

Keeping your feed healthy, resolving disapprovals, monitoring product coverage and ensuring Merchant Centre is configured correctly so nothing quietly stops serving.

Why Most Shopping Campaigns Leave Money on the Table

Google Shopping uses your product feed as the basis for everything — when to show your products, on what searches, and how to rank against competitors. A weak feed means worse placement, higher costs and missed opportunities.

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Title quality is the single biggest lever

Google uses your product titles as the primary signal for matching products to searches. Vague titles like "Blue T-Shirt" miss huge amounts of relevant traffic. Properly structured titles — brand, product type, key attributes, size — improve both reach and relevance significantly.

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Segmentation lets you control what gets budget

Without campaign segmentation, your top margin products and your lowest margin products compete for the same budget at the same bids. Custom labels let you separate them — so high-value products get the spend they deserve and low-margin items are kept in check.

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Performance Max needs guardrails, not blind trust

PMax is a powerful channel but it defaults to extremely broad reach. Without brand exclusions, audience signals and negative keyword management, it can quickly start competing against your own Search campaigns and spending on low-intent traffic. Proper setup makes the difference.

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Merchant Centre health affects everything downstream

Disapproved products, limited data mismatches and policy issues in Merchant Centre silently reduce your campaign's reach. Regular feed audits and disapproval resolution keep your full product catalogue eligible and serving.

Common Questions About Google Shopping

What is Google Shopping management? +
Google Shopping management covers the setup, optimisation and ongoing management of Shopping campaigns in Google Ads. This includes Merchant Centre feed management, campaign structure, bidding strategy, custom labels, product segmentation, negative keyword management and regular performance optimisation. For most retailers it also includes Performance Max campaign management running alongside standard Shopping.
What is the difference between Google Shopping and Performance Max? +
Standard Google Shopping campaigns give you direct control over which products show, on which queries, and at what bids. Performance Max uses Google's automation across all inventory types — Search, Shopping, YouTube, Display, Gmail and Maps — and optimises toward your conversion goals. Most retailers benefit from running both in a structured way, with PMax complementing rather than cannibalising a well-structured Shopping campaign.
How important is the product feed for Google Shopping? +
The product feed is the foundation of everything in Google Shopping. Title quality, accurate categories, GTINs, condition fields, sale prices and image quality all directly affect how often your products show and at what cost. A properly optimised feed typically outperforms an unoptimised one at the same budget — often significantly.
Do you work with Shopify and WooCommerce stores? +
Yes. Most of the eCommerce clients I work with are on Shopify or WooCommerce. Feed setup and Merchant Centre management works well with both platforms, either natively or via feed management tools. I can advise on the best approach for your setup during the initial consultation.
How much does Google Shopping management cost in NZ? +
Management fees for Google Shopping start from around $700 NZD per month for smaller catalogues, scaling with the complexity of your feed and campaign structure. This is a fixed fee — there are no percentage-of-spend markups on your ad budget. You know exactly what management costs and where your ad budget is going.

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