Automatically suggest products or content based on visitor behavior, popularity, and similarity โ powered by collaborative filtering and content-based algorithms.
Adobe Target Recommendations automatically suggests products, content, or offers based on previous user activity, preferences, and other criteria. It uses a catalog of items and behavioral data to determine what each visitor is most likely to engage with, increasing conversions and engagement.
When to Use
Product pages (cross-sell, upsell)
Homepage personalized recommendations
Cart page complementary products
Content/article recommendation engines
Key Algorithms
People Who Viewed This Viewed That
People Who Bought This Bought That
Most Viewed / Trending
Item-Based Similarity
How It Works
1
Upload product catalog via feed
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Collect behavioral data (views, purchases)
3
Algorithm computes recommendations
4
Render in design template
๐ Experience Composers
Adobe Target Recommendations can be delivered via either the VEC (using design templates) or the Form-Based composer (for custom rendering). Both approaches use the same recommendation algorithms.
๐จ Visual Experience Composer (VEC)
WYSIWYG editor โ place recommendation designs visually
Insert recommendation design into any page location
Uses renderDecisions: true
SDK auto-renders recommendation carousel/grid
Velocity templates for design customization
Best for: visual recommendation placement on pages
๐ Form-Based Experience Composer
Non-visual โ deliver recs data to named locations
Uses custom decisionScopes
Raw JSON product data returned for custom rendering
The hero section below contains elements targetable via the Visual Experience Composer. In a Recommendations activity, the VEC places a design template (carousel, grid) that auto-renders with algorithm-selected products.
Waiting for VEC propositionsโฆ
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Powered by collaborative filtering and content-based algorithms โ see products matched to your browsing behavior and preferences.
๐ก Create a Recommendations activity in Adobe Target using the VEC. Insert a recommendation design template into the hero area, choose an algorithm (e.g. "Viewed Also Viewed"), and the SDK auto-renders the products via renderDecisions: true.
Choose a product you're "viewing" and switch between recommendation algorithms to see how the results change. Each algorithm uses different signals to rank recommendations.
โถ Select Recommendation Algorithm
๐๏ธ Viewed Also Viewed
๐ Bought Also Bought
๐ฅ Trending / Most Popular
๐ Similar Items
๐ค Personalized for You
People Who Viewed This Also Viewed: Collaborative filtering based on co-view patterns. Shows products frequently browsed together in the same session by other visitors.
โถ Currently Viewing
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Ultra Boost Running Shoes
Footwear โ Running
$180.00
โญ 4.8 ยท 2,341 reviews ยท 847 purchases this week
๐ Shoes
๐ฑ Phone
๐ง Headphones
๐ธ Camera
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Algorithm
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Recs Shown
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Clicks
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Click-Through
Select a product and algorithm to see recommendationsโฆ