Take a Microsoft Advertising account from nothing to properly optimised. Setup, campaign types, keywords, bidding, UET tracking, the Audience Network, LinkedIn targeting and a 90 day optimisation playbook.
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Lifetime access to all 8 modules, 56 lessons, 8 module quizzes and the final account audit assignment.
Orientation
The account you will build as you go
Lesson 3 of 3 within section Orientation.
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Module 1: Why Microsoft Advertising, and who it is actually for
What Microsoft Advertising actually is
Lesson 1 of 5 within section Module 1: Why Microsoft Advertising, and who it is actually for.
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Who the audience is, and why that changes what you sell to them
Lesson 2 of 5 within section Module 1: Why Microsoft Advertising, and who it is actually for.
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The honest case for the channel
Lesson 3 of 5 within section Module 1: Why Microsoft Advertising, and who it is actually for.
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The honest case against, and when to walk away
Lesson 4 of 5 within section Module 1: Why Microsoft Advertising, and who it is actually for.
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Sizing the opportunity before you spend anything
Lesson 5 of 5 within section Module 1: Why Microsoft Advertising, and who it is actually for.
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Module 2: Account setup and the Google Ads import
Creating the account, and the one setting you cannot undo
Lesson 1 of 6 within section Module 2: Account setup and the Google Ads import.
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Billing: pre-pay, post-pay and spend limits
Lesson 2 of 6 within section Module 2: Account setup and the Google Ads import.
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Path A: importing from Google Ads
Lesson 3 of 6 within section Module 2: Account setup and the Google Ads import.
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What the importer gets right, and what it quietly breaks
Lesson 4 of 6 within section Module 2: Account setup and the Google Ads import.
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Paths B and C: from scratch, and the hybrid
Lesson 5 of 6 within section Module 2: Account setup and the Google Ads import.
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Your first Search campaign, start to finish
Lesson 6 of 6 within section Module 2: Account setup and the Google Ads import.
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Module 3: Campaign types and when to use each
Lesson 1 of 6 within section Module 3: Campaign types and when to use each.
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Shopping and Microsoft Merchant Center
Lesson 2 of 6 within section Module 3: Campaign types and when to use each.
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Performance Max on Microsoft, and why it is not Google’s PMax
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Lesson 4 of 6 within section Module 3: Campaign types and when to use each.
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Vertical Ads and App Install
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Choosing a campaign type: the decision tree
Lesson 6 of 6 within section Module 3: Campaign types and when to use each.
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Module 4: Keywords, match types and negatives
The three match types, and how Microsoft differs from Google
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Close variants: why exact match is not exact
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Negative keywords: the most valuable work in the account
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The search terms report, run properly
Lesson 4 of 6 within section Module 4: Keywords, match types and negatives.
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Keyword Planner and keyword discovery
Lesson 5 of 6 within section Module 4: Keywords, match types and negatives.
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Structuring ad groups in 2026
Lesson 6 of 6 within section Module 4: Keywords, match types and negatives.
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Module 5: Bidding and budgets
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Manual CPC and Enhanced CPC
Lesson 2 of 6 within section Module 5: Bidding and budgets.
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Maximize Clicks and Maximize Conversions
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Target CPA and Target ROAS
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Target Impression Share and brand defence
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Budgets, pacing and bid adjustments
Lesson 6 of 6 within section Module 5: Bidding and budgets.
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Module 6: Conversion tracking with UET
Why everything downstream depends on this
Lesson 1 of 7 within section Module 6: Conversion tracking with UET.
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Creating and installing the UET tag
Lesson 2 of 7 within section Module 6: Conversion tracking with UET.
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Verifying the tag actually fires
Lesson 3 of 7 within section Module 6: Conversion tracking with UET.
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Conversion goals: types, categories and the default set
Lesson 4 of 7 within section Module 6: Conversion tracking with UET.
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Event tracking via GTM and direct JavaScript
Lesson 5 of 7 within section Module 6: Conversion tracking with UET.
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Lesson 6 of 7 within section Module 6: Conversion tracking with UET.
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Offline conversions and msclkid
Lesson 7 of 7 within section Module 6: Conversion tracking with UET.
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Module 7: The Audience Network and LinkedIn targeting
What the Microsoft Audience Network is, and what it is not
Lesson 1 of 6 within section Module 7: The Audience Network and LinkedIn targeting.
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The default that wastes most of the budget on this platform
Lesson 2 of 6 within section Module 7: The Audience Network and LinkedIn targeting.
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Running MSAN as its own campaign
Lesson 3 of 6 within section Module 7: The Audience Network and LinkedIn targeting.
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Creative requirements for native placements
Lesson 4 of 6 within section Module 7: The Audience Network and LinkedIn targeting.
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LinkedIn profile targeting
Lesson 5 of 6 within section Module 7: The Audience Network and LinkedIn targeting.
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Placement controls, exclusions and brand suitability
Lesson 6 of 6 within section Module 7: The Audience Network and LinkedIn targeting.
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Module 8: The optimisation playbook
Lesson 1 of 6 within section Module 8: The optimisation playbook.
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Weeks 2 to 4: search terms, bid strategy, audience layers
Lesson 2 of 6 within section Module 8: The optimisation playbook.
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Months 2 and 3: expansion and refinement
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Microsoft Clarity: free session recording tied to your ad data
Lesson 4 of 6 within section Module 8: The optimisation playbook.
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AI Max: search term matching, text customisation and URL expansion
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Next Steps
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Join the Elite Media Buyers community
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