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Millions are searching.
Make sure they find you.

Reach customers looking for your business. Use the Microsoft Search Network to connect with an audience that searches 7.5 billion times a month.1

Have a question? Please call us at 877-635-3561.

1. Comscore qSearch, Explicit Core Search (custom), December 2020, United States, desktop traffic only.

REACH ACROSS DEVICES

Connect with customers who are looking for your products and services at home, at work or on the go.

GO GLOBAL OR LOCAL

Reach millions of unique searchers on the Microsoft Search Network — by country, city or within a specific distance.

EASY TO IMPORT

If you're already using another product like Google Ads, it's easy to pull that campaign into Microsoft Advertising.

Keep costs in check

Use our tools to help manage your campaigns and meet your advertising goals. Whether that is working with a fixed budget or trying to hit a cost per acquisition or action, Microsoft Advertising gives you the control to make that happen.

NO MINIMUM FEE

ONLY PAY FOR CLICKS

Pay just when customers click your ad. No click, no charge.

MEASURE PERFORMANCE

Test keywords, bids and timing to make the most of your ROI.

BUDGET BY THE DAY

Set a budget or adjust your spending daily.

FAQ

About Microsoft Advertising

How does Microsoft Advertising work?

Customers search.
People enter search terms called keywords into search engines like Bing.

Customers see your ad.
If the keywords in your ad match a search, your ad appears next to or above search results on Bing.

Customers contact you.
You can configure your ad so people can call you, visit your website or go right to your door.

Who does Microsoft Advertising reach?

Bing powers 37.7% of U.S. desktop searches1 and 14.6 billion monthly searches around the globe,2 plus connects you with 46.4 million searchers that Google can't reach.1 In fact, 27 percent of our clicks come from searches that are exclusive to the Microsoft Search Network.3
In the U.S., the Microsoft Search Network has 142 million unique searchers.1

What is the Microsoft Search Network?

Microsoft Search Network is a part of your customers’ life, powering the devices, apps and sites they use every day and meeting them in the moments that matter most.
Searchers find the Microsoft Search Network on Bing and partner sites, through Windows 10, Cortana and Office, plus across third-party platforms and partnerships — whether it’s search inside Amazon’s devices, web results for Siri and Spotlight Search on Apple devices, or maps on thousands of leading websites.

How does the Microsoft Search Network differ from Microsoft Advertising?

The Microsoft Search Network consists of Bing and partner sites. It’s where your business can reach a large and unique audience made up of millions of people who search every day. Use the advertising platform Microsoft Advertising to connect with these valuable potential customers.

Where does my ad appear?

Your ads could appear on the top or to the right of Bing, Yahoo and MSN search results. And you can choose to target your ads to different geographic regions, times or days of the week, and even demographics.

What determines my ad position?

Microsoft Advertising is a pay-per-click (PPC) advertising system. You bid based on how much you are willing to pay per each click on your ad. Because webpages have a limited number of places to show ads, we auction those spaces. You are bidding against other advertisers to get your ads into the space you want. So if you bid on the keyword "shoe", you will have to beat the bids of the other advertisers who are also bidding on "shoe." You determine how much you are willing to bid. Your ad position is based on several things, including:
1. How closely your ad and website fit with the terms that are searched (relevance).
2. How your bid compares to other bids in the Microsoft Advertising auction.
3. How strongly your ad has performed in the past and how often it has been clicked (click-through rate).
The stronger you are in these areas, the better your chances of winning the top ad position.

Is Microsoft Advertising right for me?

Is Microsoft Advertising right for my business?

All types of businesses find value and success with Microsoft Advertising. Whether you’re focused on local calls and foot traffic, or want to drive traffic to your website from across the country or around the world, Microsoft Advertising has solutions for you.

I already appear in search results for free. Why should I pay for advertising?

Your current customers may search for your business by name, making it easy to find you in search results. But customers you’ve yet to reach are more likely searching for general terms that wouldn’t necessarily bring up your business in search results. Advertising next to relevant Bing search results puts your business front and center with interested customers you otherwise might not reach.

What is the difference between SEO and SEM? Which one is right for me?

Search engine optimization (SEO) is adjusting your website to improve your natural ranking in search results. You cannot pay to improve your website ranking on Bing or Yahoo, thus we often refer to these results as unpaid or “organic” search results.
Clicks from SEO are free. But SEO also requires technical expertise and involves some factors over which you have only limited control.
Search engine marketing (SEM) is paid advertising that appears next to or above unpaid (or “organic”) search results. These paid ads are purchased through Microsoft Advertising.
You pay for SEM clicks. But SEM gives you more control over when your website appears on results pages and you decide how much you want to pay. And you can measure which ads are working and quickly improve your results.
You don’t have to choose between SEO and SEM. You can do both!

If my time is limited, should I still try Microsoft Advertising?

Yes! Call a Microsoft Advertising specialist at 877-635-3561* and we’ll set up your first campaign for you for free. We’ll give you tips on getting the most out of your ads and set you up for success. We’re here to help.

How to use Microsoft Advertising

How can I use Microsoft Advertising to drive more people to my website?

Here are some tips to get better results:

◦ Review your budget and bid strategy. If your ads keep pausing, your budget limit may be set too low. Competitive bids help your ad stay in a strong position to catch eyes and get more clicks to your website.
◦ Expand your targeting, both for location and for devices (computer, mobile and tablet).
◦ Make sure your ads and website are relevant to the keywords you bid on. Would someone searching your terms expect to see an ad for your business?

How can I keep my costs down?

While your first instinct may be to lower your budget, first try lowering your maximum bids. Yes, this could mean fewer customers visit your site. But if you increase your quality score and build ads with a strong performance history, you may be able to win a good ad position with a lower bid. That would lower your cost per click and help stretch your budget.

How do I know if Microsoft Advertising is working?

View a wide range of performance trends in your account to quickly see key stats: ad clicks, the number of times your ad appeared (impressions), spend, average cost per click, click-through rate, average ad position, cost per acquisition and conversions. You can also run performance reports to get insights into how well your campaigns are doing.

Can I run more than one ad?

Yes! In fact, we encourage it. Only one ad will show at a time but running multiple ads lets you test different approaches to see what’s working best with your target customers. Frequently, businesses try out different ads for specific products or pages.

Getting started with Microsoft Advertising

1. Comscore qSearch, Explicit Core Search (custom), December 2020, United States, desktop traffic only.

2. Comscore qSearch (custom), December 2020, Worldwide, desktop traffic only.

3. U.S. click data from Microsoft internal data, July 2017.

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