Comments on: Microsoft AdCenter Warning! http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/08/15/microsoft-adcenter-warning/ Your online source for flag news and information! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:53:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Larry Hendrick http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/08/15/microsoft-adcenter-warning/#comment-679 Larry Hendrick Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:25:48 +0000 http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/08/15/microsoft-adcenter-warning/#comment-679 Dave, I don't understand why they don't give clearer information about their PAUSE CAMPAIGN buttons. It does seem a little deceptive on their part. It seems we all find out these things the hard way. Thanks for sharing your story with us.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('679','Larry Hendrick'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('679','Larry Hendrick','Dave, I don\'t understand why they don\'t give clearer information about their PAUSE CAMPAIGN buttons. It does seem a little deceptive on their part. It seems we all find out these things the hard way. Thanks for sharing your story with us.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Dave, I don’t understand why they don’t give clearer information about their PAUSE CAMPAIGN buttons. It does seem a little deceptive on their part. It seems we all find out these things the hard way. Thanks for sharing your story with us.
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]]> By: DAVE http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/08/15/microsoft-adcenter-warning/#comment-678 DAVE Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:55:53 +0000 http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/08/15/microsoft-adcenter-warning/#comment-678 "PAUSE" certainly does not mean "PAUSE" with Microsoft AdCenter: I have been told officially from Microsoft AdCenter that ad pause can take up to 4 hours to come into effect ! (Why don't they state this when you hit pause?) This meanS when you pause an ad it's still running and you are being billed for up to 4 hours later. In fact I have found the time lag to be even longer. I have also deleted ads only to find the same delay in them switching them off and charges still running up. I am persuing these very problems myself with Microsoft AdCenter - ( as well as keyword overcharging - but that's another issue !) My advice: Avoid Microsoft AdCenter<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('678','DAVE'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('678','DAVE','\"PAUSE\" certainly does not mean \"PAUSE\" with Microsoft AdCenter:\r\n\r\nI have been told officially from Microsoft AdCenter that ad pause can take up to 4 hours to come into effect ! (Why don\'t they state this when you hit pause?)\r\n\r\nThis meanS when you pause an ad it\'s still running and you are being billed for up to 4 hours later.\r\n\r\nIn fact I have found the time lag to be even longer.\r\n\r\nI have also deleted ads only to find the same delay in them switching them off and charges still running up.\r\n\r\nI am persuing these very problems myself with Microsoft AdCenter - ( as well as keyword overcharging - but that\'s another issue !)\r\n\r\nMy advice: Avoid Microsoft AdCenter'); return false;">Quote</a></div> “PAUSE” certainly does not mean “PAUSE” with Microsoft AdCenter:

I have been told officially from Microsoft AdCenter that ad pause can take up to 4 hours to come into effect ! (Why don’t they state this when you hit pause?)

This meanS when you pause an ad it’s still running and you are being billed for up to 4 hours later.

In fact I have found the time lag to be even longer.

I have also deleted ads only to find the same delay in them switching them off and charges still running up.

I am persuing these very problems myself with Microsoft AdCenter - ( as well as keyword overcharging - but that’s another issue !)

My advice: Avoid Microsoft AdCenter

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]]> By: Larry Hendrick http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/08/15/microsoft-adcenter-warning/#comment-654 Larry Hendrick Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:30:49 +0000 http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/08/15/microsoft-adcenter-warning/#comment-654 Michael, I feel your pain. The sad news is Microsoft seems to be the most intuitive of the three major online ad sellers, yet as you've pointed out, it's impossible to determine certain answers. I haven't learned a lot more, but here is what I know. You can stop a current ad by changing the dollar amounts (all of them) to $0.00 when you pause the campaign. With a zero budget, it won't start again, until the new month starts a new budget (that's what I mean by all amounts). The only sure-fire way I've found is to delete the campaign, but then you lose all the information on that ad run. Not a good plan from Microsoft. The easiest way to make the changes you are referring to? Start a new campaign. Learn from the mistakes of the past and apply to a new campaign. Just pay attention to the status of the old campaigns at login to make sure they haven't gone "Active" again.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('654','Larry Hendrick'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('654','Larry Hendrick','Michael, I feel your pain. The sad news is Microsoft seems to be the most intuitive of the three major online ad sellers, yet as you\'ve pointed out, it\'s impossible to determine certain answers. \r\n\r\nI haven\'t learned a lot more, but here is what I know. You can stop a current ad by changing the dollar amounts (all of them) to $0.00 when you pause the campaign. With a zero budget, it won\'t start again, until the new month starts a new budget (that\'s what I mean by all amounts). The only sure-fire way I\'ve found is to delete the campaign, but then you lose all the information on that ad run. Not a good plan from Microsoft.\r\n\r\nThe easiest way to make the changes you are referring to? Start a new campaign. Learn from the mistakes of the past and apply to a new campaign. Just pay attention to the status of the old campaigns at login to make sure they haven\'t gone \"Active\" again.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Michael, I feel your pain. The sad news is Microsoft seems to be the most intuitive of the three major online ad sellers, yet as you’ve pointed out, it’s impossible to determine certain answers.

I haven’t learned a lot more, but here is what I know. You can stop a current ad by changing the dollar amounts (all of them) to $0.00 when you pause the campaign. With a zero budget, it won’t start again, until the new month starts a new budget (that’s what I mean by all amounts). The only sure-fire way I’ve found is to delete the campaign, but then you lose all the information on that ad run. Not a good plan from Microsoft.

The easiest way to make the changes you are referring to? Start a new campaign. Learn from the mistakes of the past and apply to a new campaign. Just pay attention to the status of the old campaigns at login to make sure they haven’t gone “Active” again.

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]]> By: Michael http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/08/15/microsoft-adcenter-warning/#comment-652 Michael Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:26:07 +0000 http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/08/15/microsoft-adcenter-warning/#comment-652 Thank you for this piece of knowledge. I am so new to this advertising that I squeak! Anyways I was trying to change the Campaign Name and the Group Name in Microsoft AdCenter. As per their Instructions I - paused - the campaign. I have now spent probably close to an hour just trying to change the campaign and group name. How stupid is that? Clearly, Pause for my issue does not mean Pause either. To change my campaign name and group ad name do I have to delete and start again too. It appears we have dissimilar issues and similar problems with the resolution! When Pause does not really mean what you thought it would! Thank you for your post. -Michael. http://www.northcoastcomputerservices.com<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('652','Michael'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('652','Michael','Thank you for this piece of knowledge.\r\n\r\nI am so new to this advertising that I squeak! Anyways I was trying to change the Campaign Name and the Group Name in Microsoft AdCenter.\r\n\r\nAs per their Instructions I - paused - the campaign. I have now spent probably close to an hour just trying to change the campaign and group name. How stupid is that?\r\n\r\nClearly, Pause for my issue does not mean Pause either.\r\n\r\nTo change my campaign name and group ad name do I have to delete and start again too.\r\n\r\nIt appears we have dissimilar issues and similar problems with the resolution!\r\n\r\nWhen Pause does not really mean what you thought it would!\r\n\r\nThank you for your post.\r\n\r\n-Michael.\r\nhttp:\/\/www.northcoastcomputerservices.com'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thank you for this piece of knowledge.

I am so new to this advertising that I squeak! Anyways I was trying to change the Campaign Name and the Group Name in Microsoft AdCenter.

As per their Instructions I - paused - the campaign. I have now spent probably close to an hour just trying to change the campaign and group name. How stupid is that?

Clearly, Pause for my issue does not mean Pause either.

To change my campaign name and group ad name do I have to delete and start again too.

It appears we have dissimilar issues and similar problems with the resolution!

When Pause does not really mean what you thought it would!

Thank you for your post.

-Michael.
http://www.northcoastcomputerservices.com

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