Classroom

Welcome to the adExcellence Classroom

The Classroom is your source for in-depth knowledge of Microsoft adCenter and it prepares you for the Microsoft adExcellence accreditation exam. Courses are organized by category, allowing you to hone your focus based on your personal needs as a Microsoft search advertiser. Look for advanced learning courses and module updates in the future.
Available Course Categories:
Introduction to Microsoft adCenter
Getting Started
Targeting
Tracking Ad Performance
Optimizing Ad Performance
adCenter Budgeting and Billing

Introduction to Microsoft adCenter
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What Is Microsoft adCenter? video (2:17)  
Editorial Guidelines video (9:39)  
Landing Pages Guidelines video (5:21)
Trademark Guidelines video (4:40)
Click Quality video (3:15) 

Getting Started
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Creating an Account video (3:58)
Introduction to Campaigns and Ad Groups video (3:59)  
Choosing Keywords video (3:03) 
Introducing Dynamic Text video (3:05)  
Writing an Effective Ad video (4:57) 
Importing Ads and Keywords video (2:39) 

Targeting
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Targeting Ads video (3:24) 
Keyword Match Options video (6:06) 
Content Ads video (2:33) 

Tracking Ad Performance
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adCenter Reports video (3:32)  
Where Is My adCenter Ad? video (17:43)
Editorial Review video (11:30)

Optimizing Ad Performance
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Campaign Optimization video (6:01)  
Ad Optimization Best Practices video (8:04)
Ad Copy Best Practices video (9:24)
Dynamic Text Best Practices video (6:40)
Quality Advertising Experiences video (7:35)

adCenter Budgeting and Billing
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adCenter Budgeting video (2:08)  
Bidding video (2:33) 
adCenter Billing video (1:52)

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