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A new logic for e-commerce advertising: the buyer’s question matters more than the keyword
When someone searches for “a bed,” a retailer can show them an ad for beds. But when they ask AI which bed would suit two tall, light sleepers, the ad needs to address a much more specific need. According to Margus Eha, CEO of Opus, this is changing three things in e-commerce marketing at once: keywords are becoming less important, product data is becoming more important, and the final form of an ad is increasingly shaped by the buyer’s query.

A new logic for e-commerce advertising: the buyer’s question matters more than the keywordWhen someone searches for “a bed,” a retailer can show them an ad for beds. But when they ask AI which bed would suit two tall, light sleepers, the ad needs to address a much more specific need. According to Margus Eha, CEO of Opus, this is changing three things in e-commerce marketing at once: keywords are becoming less important, product data is becoming more important, and the final form of an ad is increasingly shaped by the buyer’s query.Read more
Expert explains: today’s e-commerce success is no longer defined by bells and whistlesThe choice of platform on which to build an online store affects a company for years. According to Margus Eha, CEO of Opus, what matters today is no longer how much ready-made functionality a platform offers, but how quickly it can adapt to changing business needs.Read more
Margus Eha: AI can put your online store on the list – but that alone is already yesterday’s newsIn recent years, online retailers have focused on making sure their products can be found in ChatGPT and other AI services. But according to Margus Eha, CEO of Opus, a developer of large-scale e-commerce platforms, the next phase has already begun: online stores must increasingly think about how to provide AI with information on exactly which products are in stock, when a specific item could reach a particular customer, and, if necessary, even which shelf it is located on in a physical store.Read more
Are you overpaying for Magento? The free version could be the smarter choice for your online storeWhen choosing an e-commerce platform, price is one of the most important decision criteria – so it’s essential to assess carefully whether the investment will actually pay off. That’s why online store owners should honestly ask themselves whether it makes sense to pay licence fees for features that could also be achieved with an open-source platform.Read more
A new lease of life for Apollo’s online store: secure, flexible, and user-friendlyApollo’s online store is one of the best known in Estonia, where thousands of people shop every day. In collaboration with Opus, the store went through a comprehensive upgrade, resulting in a secure and modern shopping environment.Read more
Opus 15: how a small team became a leading e-commerce developer in EstoniaThis year marks a major milestone for the development company Opus – 15 years since it began operations. CEO Margus Eha reflects on the company’s journey and how it grew from a small team into a powerhouse in the Estonian e-commerce landscape.Read more
Faster and more flexible: Infopank gets a cost-effective, high-tech makeoverÄripäev’s Infopank is a critical tool for many entrepreneurs, offering in-depth financial data and business relationship insights. Thanks to a collaboration between Uptime and Opus, a brand-new version of Infopank has been launched – one that meets both the company’s business goals and user expectations.Read more
AndBeauty e-commerce platformHow we built AndBeauty’s e-business from the ground up: an overview of planning, development and after-launch support, with client feedback.Read more
Developer: AI is transforming online store product search beyond recognition, and online retailers must respond fastThe rise of AI chatbots has rapidly changed the way people look for information: instead of googling keywords, they describe a problem to ChatGPT and let the AI come up with a solution in seconds. According to Margus Eha, CEO of the software development company Opus, online shops need to keep pace, because consumers increasingly expect the search engines of web stores to offer the same intuitive experience.Read more
Accessible e-commerce in 2025An accessible online store is the key to successful e-commerce. It improves the experience for all users, helps search engines and follows the WCAG standards that are mandatory from 2025.Read more
Cloudflare to the rescue: how to make a slow online store fast againStudies show that users wait only three seconds on average for a web page to load. For online retailers, that moment is critical, because it decides whether a potential customer stays on the site to make a purchase later.Read more
Is your store underperforming? Now is the time for MagentoNobody can deny that the economic climate is changing – inflation is still high, interest rates are rising, and customers are becoming more and more careful with their spending. But difficult times give the most outstanding stores the chance to shine, and more often than not, these stores run on Magento.Read more
Act fast: three signs it is time to replace your e-commerce platformMagento, Shopify or a custom-built solution – for an online retailer, the choice of platform is critical if the business is to flourish and customers are to shop without a hitch. But no software lasts forever, and online shops are no exception.Read more
How to find a company where you can actually shine?In the days past, a good work environment was one where the coffee was free and the managers were more or less tolerable. Today, Opus CEO Margus Eha notes, more and more companies are realising that to attract top talent and to help people really excel in their work, they need to offer more.Read more
Choosing a payment provider for your online store: what to look for and which solutions to preferFinding the right payment provider for an online shop is a tricky task – the options are varied, and the differences in fees, technical integration and contract terms can be significant. Margus Eha, CEO of the software development company Opus, explains how to find your way through the maze.Read more
A good crisis cannot go to waste: now is the time to bring your IT into the 21st centuryThe world around us is changing, and uncertainty tends to lead to caution. However, Margus Eha, CEO of Opus, says that the past crises have clearly shown that when the stakes get more serious, it’s time to double down, not wait and see – especially when it comes to IT, automation, increased efficiency, and greener thinking.Read more
2022 for Opus: 5 things that symbolise this year2022 has come and (nearly) gone, and to say it has been really something for Opus would be an understatement. This year has been full of massive and high-impact projects, growth, and so much more, said Opus CEO Margus Eha.Read more
5 e-commerce trends to look out for in 2023E-commerce is evolving day in and day out and your customers know it: what was extraordinary yesterday is expected today. Here are the five biggest trends that will impact your business in 2023.Read more
Opus at eCommerce Expo: what trends will impact the e-commerce space over the coming years?Opus’s leading e-commerce teams attended the annual eCommerce Expo, held in London, to gather input from the biggest players in the market and hear stories of some of the biggest recent failures and successes in the e-commerce space.Read more
Summer Days 2022: from fencing to life-size foosballOpus’s annual Summer Days are always a blast, but this year’s event in Pärnu raised the bar even higher – for the first time, Opus’s and Uptime’s Estonian teams were joined by the Polish, Danish, and Norwegian teams to relax and catch up after a busy summer.Read more
Survey: there’s no match for React or NodeStack Overflow’s annual developer survey is out, and if one thing is clear, it’s that there’s no match for JavaScript, Node, React and other related technologies. React and Node have also become the most desired technologies among developers who do not yet use them in their day-to-day work.Read more
When speed is of the essence: Automaailm’s new Magento 2-based digital storefrontA store serving the automotive industry needs to offer a little bit of everything – starting with tyres suitable for a 2006 Mazda, all the way to the left turn signal cover for a 2020 Peugeot. Handling this number of listings requires systems well optimised for scale, something Automaailm’s old online store could not cope with.Read more
Apotheka’s e-pharmacy, developed by Opus, wins the title of most user-friendly e-commerce solutionApotheka’s e-pharmacy, built by Opus, has won the title of the most user-friendly e-commerce solution in the health and beauty space for 2022. The title was awarded to the project by one of the largest trade magazines in Estonia.Read more
Take a peek: what does Opus’s Application Management team do on a daily basis?Launching a site, product, or e-commerce outlet is only half the battle, as complex and high-volume applications need regular upkeep, maintenance, and monitoring to ensure a flawless user experience and longevity. More often than not, these tasks are better left to dedicated teams, such as Opus’s experienced Application Management team.Read more
Opus’s CEO: 3 key things to look out for when choosing your next companyJob seekers are spoiled for choice, and it takes just a quick scroll through listings to find something appealing. However, first looks can be deceiving, and what might look shiny and awesome from the outside may be rotten and unpleasant once you dig a little deeper.Read more
Opus’s lead designer: a tech-savvy designer can trim hundreds of hours off a projectThe design can make or break any project, be it from a usability and general attractiveness, feasibility, or ease-of-development standpoint. If the designer drops the ball early in the process, the entire development process can be derailed, and with that budgets increase, the quality of the final product decreases, and the relationship can quickly be strained.Read more
Constructing an accessible e-pharmacy giant: the marriage of React and Magento 2As a public service provider, Estonia’s leading pharmacy chain Apotheka needs to comply with WCAG accessibility guidelines in its digital channels. Introducing new accessibility features also created an opportunity to migrate the store’s entire frontend from Magento to React.Read more
How to design an e-commerce checkout and payment flow that won’t annoy your customersOne of the fastest ways to annoy any potential customer is to make it as hard as possible to pay for their cart. Customers are like water – they follow the path of least resistance and choose the store where paying is easier.Read more
The top 6 reasons why your store should run on MagentoThere’s a reason why more and more companies choose to migrate to Magento (2) – it’s just leaps and bounds ahead of its competitors. Magento is the tool of choice for most large-scale multinational e-commerce giants, and while Shopify and other boxed solutions are still widely used by small online stores, they too are rapidly adopting Magento.Read more
5 UI and UX trends to look out for in the near futureAs with fashion, baby names, or pumpkin spice lattes, UI and UX design trends come and go. So, what’s “in” at the moment, what’s on its way out and what does the future hold?Read more
React & Magento 2: a look into building Apple Premium Reseller iDeal’s new e-commerce platformApple is synonymous with quality, and so are their Premium Resellers. As such, when one of the biggest Apple Premium Resellers in the Baltics and Nordics, iDeal, approached Opus with the task to rebuild their dated web presence, it was clear that innovative approaches, the utmost focus on quality, and impeccable design were the words of the day.Read more
Developing Coursy: the efficient way to train your employeesImagine having to ensure that all of the thousands of people who work for your company have had all of the training, re-training, and certifications they need in order to be eligible to fill their role. How would you go about managing all of this, while ensuring that nothing is missed?Read more
8 React component libraries to check out for your next projectReact developers have a wide variety of libraries at their disposal, so finding the right one can be a chore. If you are looking for component libraries for your next project, these are the ones certainly worth checking out.Read more
No room for mediocrity: developing LQA’s new and snappy review toolIn the world of luxury, there’s no room for mediocrity, and nowhere is it truer than within the realm of high-class hotels. To help world-famous hotel chains maintain their standards and uncover issues, Leading Quality Assurance (LQA) comes to the rescue, collecting and analysing copious amounts of data.Read more
Summer Days 2021: fire sculptures, raft building and amazing peopleOnce again, Uptime held its annual Summer Days, this time in scenic central Estonia, giving all of Uptime’s staff and their families the opportunity to kick back a little and meet both new and old colleagues from other offices in a more relaxed atmosphere.Read more
The 5 e-commerce trends that will make or break your store in 2021The e-commerce space is changing rapidly – blink and you might miss the next big thing that customers are looking for. Trust us – we build e-commerce solutions on a daily basis and even we are sometimes taken by surprise by just how fast this space is evolving.Read more
Developed by Opus: Neurisium’s AI-driven tool that helps factories make sense of their dataThere isn’t a factory that doesn’t produce data. There are, however, factories that fail to make full use of their data. Neurisium’s intelligent AI-driven platform, together with a highly functional GUI and custom sockets for legacy software developed by Opus, helps to rectify that problem.Read more
Opus joins the Uptime groupOpus's services business is now part of the Uptime group. The new partner gives our team strong backing and supports us in export markets, while Opus brings strong UX/UI, frontend and e-commerce expertise to the group.Read more
UI design vs. UX design – what is the difference?You have probably overheard discussions about the magnificent “UX” of a product, or the poor “UI” of a website. What exactly is the difference between user interface design (UI) and user experience design (UX)?Read more
How to make a WordPress website: the design dilemmaWordPress is the number one website platform today, powering 31% of the entire internet. Is a stock theme enough for a business, or is a tailor-made design worth it?Read more
11 quintessential qualities of a true SEO expertYour website may look awesome, packed with prime content and dazzling media. But if it is not getting enough visitors to convert into customers, it is not doing its job – maybe it is time to find an SEO expert to boost its visibility and revenue.Read more
The world of static websitesIn the world of complex frameworks and CMS platforms, a new trend is gaining popularity. More and more people prefer a completely static site to a dynamic one, whether it’s a simple homepage, a blog or a portfolio.Read more
How to make your digital ads work with the right mediumWhen launching a digital marketing campaign, the choice of a relevant medium to upload it is at least as important as the content itself. Depending on whether your purpose is to increase brand awareness or promote a certain product or service, getting your ads to the right channel will largely dictate their success.Read more
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