Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'microsoft adcenter'

There is a small thread at WebmasterWorld with two advertisers complaining that their US based ads are not running as often as their UK based Microsoft adCenter campaigns. In short, the US campaigns they were running, in comparison to the...

Posted on November 9, 2009 8:33 AM

A new Microsoft adCenter Desktop Beta application is reportedly coming this November 6th. Microsoft adCenter Desktop Beta allows adCenter advertisers (ads on Bing) to manage their ads via a desktop application, as opposed to the web console. A WebmasterWorld thread...

Posted on October 30, 2009 8:52 AM

Yesterday I wrote about a MediaPost report claiming Microsoft Bing will be the next search engine to try favicons and images in search ads. Google tested favicons in AdWords and so did Yahoo search ads. Google Japan even went large...

Posted on September 22, 2009 8:21 AM

Yesterday, I had a quick chat with a Microsoft Bing webmaster representative, where I asked him several questions that have been recently buzzing around the webmaster community. One of those questions was, is MSNbot clicking on Bing adCenter ads? The...

Posted on August 13, 2009 8:14 AM

A WebmasterWorld thread reports a search advertiser receiving an email from Microsoft's adCenter team about his ads not showing up in Bing. The email basically said that his site was reviewed by the QBR (Quality Based Ranking) team and they...

Posted on June 29, 2009 9:11 AM

The New York TImes reports Microsoft has filed suit against Eric Lam, Gordon Lam and Melanie Suen, of Vancouver, British Columbia. The suit comes after a year of investigative work by Microsoft in tracking down reports of click fraud. According...

Posted on June 17, 2009 7:54 AM

I spotted a member in a DigitalPoint Forums thread with a level of certainty that Microsoft will be announcing at adTech San Francisco today that they are opening up ContentAds (also may be known as PubCenter) as a public beta....

Posted on April 22, 2009 9:11 AM

Microsoft has been beta testing adCenter Analytics since 2007, but yesterday, they announced they will be closing the tool down. They really didn't say why. All they said was, "The Microsoft adCenter Analytics team announced today the end of the...

Posted on March 13, 2009 8:54 AM

It has now been a year since adCenterEU, the official Microsoft adCenter representative at WebmasterWorld, has posted at the forum. His last post can be found at a thread named Microsoft To Serve Ads On WSJ Digital Network where he...

Posted on January 29, 2009 3:29 AM

Discovery in a Search Engine Watch Forums thread reports that Microsoft adCenter now gives advertisers the basic feature of allowing advertisers to plug in custom dates into the reporting engine. To see the custom date range option, go to the...

Posted on January 12, 2009 8:05 AM

These are the days of cut backs. We've seen it at Yahoo and now we are hearing about it at Microsoft's adCenter team. adCenterRep posted a thread at DigitalPoint Forums announcing the support details for the Microsoft adCenter product/service. The...

Posted on October 31, 2008 7:30 AM

Two days ago, we reported that adCenter has a new logo. It looks like Microsoft is not stopping there in terms of giving adCenter new enhancements. These include: Campaign Management: you can now pause/resume ads/keywords. There's more geo-targeting options, and...

Posted on October 29, 2008 9:58 AM

If you visit adCenter's home page you will notice that Microsoft now has given adCenter a logo. The logo is a oval like blue symbol, next to a small "Microsoft Advertising," with a larger "adCenter" imprint below. Here is a...

Posted on October 27, 2008 7:27 AM

The adCenter blog announced that they will be releasing an update prior to the holiday season. The update will include the following features to their search ad product, adCenter: Expanded your billing and payment optionsSimplified your campaign management experienceImproved the...

Posted on October 6, 2008 7:24 AM

Numerous WebmasterWorld members are reporting that they have been invited to the Microsoft adCenter Desktop Beta. If you need any help with the Microsoft adCenter Desktop beta, adCenterRep has announced that there is a community forum for assistance. If you...

Posted on September 29, 2008 9:28 AM

We have been tracking a Search Engine Watch Forums thread on feature requests for Microsoft adCenter Desktop Beta. That thread has just been updated by adCenterRep with a promise of new features. The new features coming soon to adCenter Desktop...

Posted on September 25, 2008 7:46 AM

Yesterday we talked about how Yahoo is lacking a desktop editor for their search marketing platform. Today, there is a nice thread at Search Engine Watch Forums on the topic of improving the adCenter Editor Beta application. Search Engine Watch...

Posted on September 12, 2008 8:22 AM

On the Microsoft adCenter blog, we're informed that there is a brand new "keyword research tool to help you more efficiently find keywords and plan campaigns in adCenter." The tool will provide suggested keywords, the ability to add keywords to...

Posted on August 27, 2008 10:29 AM

Does Google have a tool for suggesting misspellings for your AdWords campaign? Nope! Instead, a Google rep, AdWordsPro Sarah, recommends someone else. Can you guess who? Well, in case you didn't read the subject of this blog post, it's Microsoft!...

Posted on July 30, 2008 9:42 AM

Since the tide seems to be shifting and more and more advertisers are opting for Microsoft adCenter over Yahoo Search Marketing, I thought I share with you a recent adCenter related thread from WebmasterWorld. Let's say you wanted to track...

Posted on July 17, 2008 8:39 AM

First there was Goto.com (aka Overture.com) as the leader in PPC by advertiser spend. Then Google outpaced Overture. Overture was bought by Yahoo and Yahoo's Overture (now Panama) secured the second place in advertiser spend. Well, now, it seems like...

Posted on July 9, 2008 7:57 AM

A Search Engine Watch Forums thread has a member complaining that after he signed up with Microsoft adCenter, he noticed his site was removed from the Live Search index. For those that do not know, adCenter is the search ad...

Posted on April 24, 2008 7:49 AM

It seems like you can now request to join the pilot Microsoft ContentAds program as a publisher. Currently, there was really no public method to request to show Microsoft ContentAds, via the adCenter content network, on your site. But now,...

Posted on March 31, 2008 7:42 AM

The Microsoft adCenter blog has announced that it has partnered with the Wall Street Journal for offering exclusive advertising content. We're pleased to announce that on Tuesday, January 29, 2008, Microsoft and The Wall Street Journal Digital Network reached an...

Posted on January 30, 2008 9:13 AM

A WebmasterWorld member is disgruntled with Microsoft adCenter. Ever since his ads were optimized, adCenter stopped displaying them. He writes: I have been running some campaings for 2 months. When I started optimizing bids my ads stopped being shown on...

Posted on January 23, 2008 9:18 AM

WebmasterWorld moderator, Receptional, says in a WebmasterWorld thread that Microsoft has invited him to participate in the adExcellence accreditation program in the UK. It seems like it was just launched, however we did expect an adExcellence UK launch in 2007...

Posted on January 17, 2008 7:41 AM

Microsoft announced a new feature that advertisers can use make their search marketing ad management easier with Microsoft adCenter. The tool is an adCenter add-in for Excel. It will allow you to: Easily extract keywords from any website, just by...

Posted on December 6, 2007 7:14 AM

A WebmasterWorld thread has a great run down of the frustration many search marketers have to deal with when it comes to advertising with Microsoft adCenter. The user interface within the advertising console clearly frustrates most search marketers. They say...

Posted on November 20, 2007 7:30 AM

Search Engine Watch Forums member Discovery shares an email he received from Microsoft. In the email, there are a number of features that will enhance adCenter: Save time with fast and thorough editorial reviews for new ad groups. Create campaigns...

Posted on September 7, 2007 9:15 AM

In June, Microsoft adCenter postponed maintenance, but it appears that it's about to happen. adCenterEU posted on WebmasterWorld, DigitalPoint Forums, and Search Engine Watch Forums about upcoming maintenance to be held on Saturday, July 14. adCenterEU writes: Microsoft adCenter will...

Posted on July 11, 2007 9:25 AM

Last week, I reported that Microsoft adCenter was adding negative keywords on the campaign level. This maintenance would have occurred on Saturday, June 23. However, in WebmasterWorld, Search Engine Watch Forums, and DigitalPoint Forums adCenter411 updates the threads to inform...

Posted on June 25, 2007 10:03 AM

As I reported yesterday, Microsoft adCenter is adding negative keywords to a campaign level. But a few questions remain. Barry reported on Search Engine Land that adCenter is upgrading more subscribers to the content network on June 28. Advertisers who...

Posted on June 22, 2007 9:44 AM

According to reports posted in the Search Engine Roundtable Forums, Microsoft adCenter is expanding keyword management to the campaign level this Saturday. On Saturday, June 23, Microsoft adCenter will upgrade, expanding negative keyword management to the campaign level. This means...

Posted on June 21, 2007 12:46 PM

As a result of some questions asked at SMX two weeks ago, the Microsoft adCenter team has clarified its position on trademarks. In a blog post on the adCenter blog, the adCenter team writes: With this policy advertisers are required...

Posted on June 19, 2007 8:58 AM