Growing Ecommerce – The Retail Growth Podcast
Feed your growth mindset. Ecommerce is growing, and so are the challenges and opportunities for online retailers. In the Growing Ecommerce podcast, Mike Ryan and other smec experts are joined by industry leaders in ecommerce, digital marketing, and data science. By sharing business trends, practical solutions, and best practices, this podcast helps online retailers solve the challenges of tomorrow.
Podcasting since 2021 • 75 episodes
Growing Ecommerce – The Retail Growth Podcast
Latest Episodes
Google Email Leak Explained: What’s coming next to Google Ads?
In this solo episode, host Mike Ryan tackles the opaqueness of the digital advertising industry. He then reveals a previously confidential email from two senior Google executives. This internal communication confirms that Google’s “PMAXificatio...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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37:27
Google AI’s Secret Plan: The BIGGEST THREAT to Your Retail Business Yet?
Will Google's new AI strategy kill ecommerce as you know it? In this episode of Growing Ecommerce, Mike Ryan and Chris Scharmueller dissect the biggest news from DMEXCO 2025 in Cologne, Germany, and reveal their bold take on the future of paid ...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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30:38
Google's A/I Max & The Temu Takeover: Navigating the E-commerce Future
Welcome to Episode 10 of Growing ecommerce! Get ready to cut through the noise with your hosts Mike and Chris, as they tackle the real-world implications of three massive forces in the market.First, they take on Google's newest AI-powere...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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28:30
AI's Reality Check: Financial Bubble or Foundation for the Future?
Welcome to Episode 9 of Growing Ecommerce! In a world buzzing with AI hype, we're cutting through the noise to ask the big question: Is this the next dot-com bubble, or a long-term, foundational shift for the future of business?Join host...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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28:49
Google vs. Amazon vs. TikTok vs. Meta: Welcome to the AI Ad Wars
In this week’s show, Mike Ryan and Chris Scharmueller dive headfirst into the "PMAXification" of the advertising landscape, a term Mike coined to describe how platforms from Google to TikTok are rushing to automate your ad spend. Bu...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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37:05
