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Microsoft Advertising for higher-intent B2B audiences. Often the cheapest CPCs in the market. And undervalued by most agencies.

01 · Campaign types

The Microsoft Advertising stack.

Less crowded than Google. Cheaper clicks. And a few targeting layers Google simply doesn't offer.

Bottom of funnel

Search

Microsoft Search ads on Bing, Yahoo, AOL and Edge. Often 15–50% cheaper CPCs than Google for the same intent. Identical campaign structure works here. And reach the audiences Google misses.

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Product-led

Shopping

Microsoft Merchant Center, smart shopping campaigns. We import and adapt your Google feeds. Keeping product data, structure and bidding aligned across platforms.

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Display + native

Audience

Native placements on MSN, Outlook, Microsoft Edge homepage and the Microsoft Audience Network. Quality inventory, brand-safe context, real B2B reach.

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Visual SERP

Multimedia

Image-led search ads that take more SERP real estate. Particularly strong on home, lifestyle and considered-purchase categories. And competitors rarely show up.

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Unique to Microsoft

LinkedIn profile targeting

Layer LinkedIn-verified job title, company and industry on top of any Microsoft Ads campaign. The single biggest reason B2B clients should be on Microsoft. Google simply can't do this.

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Video

Video ads

In-feed and out-stream video across the Microsoft Audience Network. Repurpose your YouTube assets. And reach an older, higher-intent audience missed by Google.

02 · Deliverables

What you actually get.

Every Microsoft Ads engagement comes with the same foundations. No tiered features. No upsell creep.

Keyword research

Search-term mining, competitor gap analysis, intent mapping. Built around real demand. Not just what competitors are bidding on.

Account build

Campaign structure, ad groups, asset groups, conversion tracking. Built clean from day one so it scales without rebuilding three months in.

Daily monitoring

Spend, CPCs, CTRs, conversion volume. Checked every working day. Anomaly alerts catch issues before they cost a week of budget.

Bid management

Manual + automated strategies, tested against margin and goal CPA. Adjusted as data comes in. Not on a fixed monthly cadence.

A/B testing

RSA variants, landing-page experiments, audience splits. Always at least one live test running so we're learning, not just maintaining.

Negative lists

Shared and campaign-level negatives, reviewed weekly. The single biggest source of wasted spend in most accounts we audit.

Looker reporting

Your own live dashboard. KPIs, spend, conversions, search-term insights. Updated in real time. No PDFs on the 5th of the month.

Strategy calls

Monthly minimum, fortnightly on bigger accounts. Not status updates. Strategic conversations about where to push next.

03 · Why HOC

What's different about doing Microsoft Ads with us.

Most agencies treat Microsoft Ads as an afterthought. Or skip it entirely. We run it as a deliberate part of the paid-search mix.

We actually run it

Most agencies copy Google campaigns into Microsoft Ads once and forget about them. We optimise Microsoft Ads accounts as their own programme. Different bidding, different negatives, different creatives.

LinkedIn targeting layer

For B2B clients we layer LinkedIn job-title and company-size targeting on every Microsoft Ads campaign. It's the closest thing to LinkedIn Ads quality at search-CPC prices.

Cheaper CPCs, properly captured

We tune budgets to fully capture the 5–15% of Google's addressable market that's on Microsoft Ads. Instead of letting it impression-share lose at the limits Google set.

Built into your retainer

No separate Microsoft Ads fee. If you're on a Google retainer, Microsoft Ads comes with it. We run them as one programme, not two.

Edge homepage is real reach

Microsoft Edge ships with new Windows machines as default. The Edge homepage and Outlook native placements give you decent top-of-funnel reach for pennies.

We compare honestly

If Microsoft Ads isn't pulling its weight in your category, we'll tell you. We don't inflate platform spend to inflate retainers.

04 · Proof

A recent paid search engagement.

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fulfilmentcrowd.

UK fulfilment-tech provider chasing high-growth omnichannel brands. We rebuilt their Google Ads programme around intent-led search and a properly-targeted display layer. And turned brand awareness into a measurable revenue line.

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−20%CPA
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05 · Free audit

Already running Microsoft Ads?
Get a free audit.

Connect read-only access. A senior consultant reviews your account and sends back a written summary of the top opportunities. Wasted spend, LinkedIn-targeting gaps, structural fixes. Usually within three working days. No call required.

06 · FAQs

Microsoft Ads, common questions.

Let's talk Microsoft Ads.

30 minutes. No pitch deck, no pressure. We'll ask about your business and you'll ask whatever you like.