Don’t Turn a Blind Eye on Bing Ads

Don’t Turn a Blind Eye On Bing Ads

Google is the world’s most popular search engine. We know that; we use it daily and manage several Google Ads accounts. BUT, we manage accounts through Bing Ads too, and we are not stopping that any time soon. To most people, Google Ads is where all the time and money should be invested because that is where the most potential customers are going to be reached. Well, we certainly don’t argue with the amount of reach, but have you ever stopped to consider that Bing Ads can bring you additional business by reaching an entirely different audience, such as people who don’t use Google? Bing Ads may not be anywhere near the front-runner of PPC marketing, but they do match very well up against Google Ads in terms of features and tools.

Campaign Transfers

So you have a Google Ads campaign running, but you’re thinking that creating it all over again in Bing Ads will waste time (and it’s just plain annoying to do). Good thing Bing Ads lets you copy and paste. That’s right! Any Google Ads campaign can easily be imported into Bing Ads in a matter of minutes. What’s your excuse now?

Reports

Google Analytics offers a lot of data about the audience it’s driving to click ads, but so does Bing. Bing Ads has a reporting tab that allows users to run every type of report imagined, and all reports can be segmented into analyzing specific campaigns or ad groups. Every report is saved and organized, starting with the most recent one that was run. It’s so easy to go back and look between previous reports for quick comparisons.

Budgets

If you use Google Ads, think about your cost-per-clicks. Depending on the type of business you’re in, you might have to bid almost $20 on your keywords to get a higher ranking and outbid your competition. That’s a lot of money to get one click! Since Bing Ads has less traffic than Google, there isn’t as much competition to outbid others for that first-page rank. For some of our clients, the highest CPCs we have ever had were almost $5, and the lowest was $0.78. Seventy-eight cents! You don’t see that too often on Google Ads. Bing Ads is a great choice for businesses that are on a tighter budget and money-conscious.

Ad Extensions

Call extensions, site-link extensions, and location extensions in your ads can result in higher click-thru-rates, traffic and conversions. Using call extensions allows PPC managers to track how many mobile viewers see an ad, and immediately “click to call” the number listed. Not having that extension available on Bing Ads was a big disadvantage and major gain for Google Adwords. Bing finally implemented call extensions as an option at the end of 2013 – and it was a good move on them!

Give Bing Ads a Chance

Whether you currently use Google Ads, or are interested in getting your business into pay-per-click marketing, explore your options and consider Bing Ads. Remember, not everyone uses Google. So, take advantage of that audience because many Google Ads users do not.

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Updated: 10/26/2023

Categorised in: Search Engine Optimization

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