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Retail Media & Commerce

Shopping Ads (Product Listing Ads)

Search ads showing a product's image, title, price, and store, generated from a product feed rather than written keywords.

By Brandon MinaCEO, BrandPilot AIUpdated November 2026

Short answer

Shopping ads, also called product listing ads, are search ads that display a product's image, title, price, and store name. Instead of written ad copy and keywords, they are generated from a merchant's product feed, and the platform matches products to relevant searches. They give shoppers visual, comparable information before they click.