My guest on this week's episode of the podcast is Amanda Engelman, Shopify's Director of Product for Advertising. The topic of the episode is the recently announced Shopify Product Network, which allows merchants to insert recommendations for products they don't sell into their own storefronts, sourced from other Shopify Merchants.

But don't call it an ad network! In our discussion, among other things, we cover:

An overview of the Shopify Product Network (SPN)
How Shopify merchants have reacted to SPN since its launch
How payment works for merchants that host product recommendations
How product exclusion and targeting are managed
The ultimate distribution potential for SPN and whether it serves as a complement to third-party ads or could replace them altogether for some merchants
Whether SPN could be expanded to third-party surfaces.

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Season 6, Episode 23: Understanding the Shopify Product Network (with Amanda Engelman)