Microsoft adCenter
- official adCenter website
- official adCenter blog
- official adCenter forums
- adCenter blog entry on adExcellence Program launching in the UK
- adCenter UK promo
- adCenter Help & FAQ
- adExcellence Classroom
Being the latest to be developed, Microsoft adCenter had the benefits of learning from Google and all the other self-destructing PPC systems that came before it. in the wise words of the Internets, "despite the fact that a cloud of suspicion looms over corporate marketing initiatives, and that Microsoft is entering into a space during a turbulent and uncertain period, it does stand to benefit greatly from Google's blunders. More specifically, Microsoft's AdCenter can incorporate into its vision a degree of lattitude that will allow them to determine which hill they want to die on." (adCenter crawling over broken glass)
There are more than 90 million MSN and Live Search users.
Contents
Editorial Guidelines
- Editorial guidelines may differ from country to country.
- Point of Editorial Guidelines - to improve positive user/advertiser experience for everyone
- Capitalisation should be normal (no ThINGS like THEse)
- Special characters only usable in price and in brand names. No accents or other
- No excessive punctuation !!!!
ad element | text ad | mobile ad |
ad title | 25 | 18 |
ad description | 70 | 18 |
display url | 35 | 20 |
destination url | 1022 | 200 |
phone number | N/A | 20 |
business name | N/A | 20 |
Landing Page Requirements
Landing pages:
- relevance: page should have relevant page content / keywords (not in images)
- url: frames/session specific url should not be used or else it will be hard to access same site consistently
- construction: under construction pages are not accepted
- registration: no registration should be required before viewing content
- popups: no popups upon entrance/exit (note: will be allowed if its to ask for language/region/country preference)
- browser buttons: backbutton cannot be disabled
- browser dialogs: fake browser dialog box images/buttons are not allowed
- downloads: page is not allowed to trigger automatic downloads (downloads are allowed if its user initated)
- lead generation-type businesses: if page is of the insidious sneaky lead generation/direct marketing nature, then it must follow microsoft guidelines (oh ho ho so dodgy.)
Trademarks
use of trademarks allowed if advertiser is the owner, or an authorised affliated/reseller; or if the site uses the trademarked term in an informal manner. it it will be trademark violation if you're a competitor of the trademark term and you use it competitively.
- ALLOWED: Sentimental Movie DVDs for sale - We'll make you wet your kleenex or your money back!
- ALLOWED: Deskjet Ink replacement system - Our inks work with Canon and Brother printers too!
- NOT ALLOWED: Can't find your Kleenex? - Try Wipenex instead, the best tissue in the world!
- NOT ALLOWED: Looking for Nike shoes? - We have shoes which are better than Nike!
adCenter Editor (ACE)
according to rumours, Microsoft has made an adCenter Editor (ACE) which is open to a small group of beta testers only by invitation. little is known of this elusive and mysterious creature. as of june 2008, few recorded sightings have been made of the slippery ACE, but usage of the ACE has been said to induce the desire to hit your head on the wall repeatedly. very dangerous. i wait with bated breath till i can try the beta.
Targeting Market Segments
- Age
- Gender
- Geography
- Day of week
- Time of day
adCenter plugin for Excel 2007
Dynamic keywords
- {keyword:default} syntax works like in google.
where "default" is a value used if the dynamic keyword violates editorial rules, then it's already in place. It works just like you would expect in Google except that the {keyword} doesn't control capitalization. {Keyword}, {KeyWord}, and {keyword} are all the same in adCenter.
- {Keyword}
- {MatchType}
- {QueryString}
- {OrderItemID}
- {AdID}
- {Param1}
- {Param2}
- {Param3}
http://www.ewhisper.net/blog/microsoft-adcenter-supports-dynamic-parameters-for-links/