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The paid search channel everyone forgets — and the one with 20-40% cheaper clicks than Google for the same intent. Microsoft Ads run properly.
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Microsoft Ads (the platform that runs Bing, Yahoo, AOL, and DuckDuckGo search advertising) is the most under-utilised channel in NZ paid search. Bing's market share in New Zealand sits at 5-8% depending on the category — small, but the searchers it captures skew older, wealthier, and more frequently using work-issued devices that ship with Bing as default. For services targeting professionals or affluent demographics, that audience is disproportionately valuable.
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Three forces have made Microsoft Ads more interesting in the last 18 months. First, Bing now integrates with ChatGPT — Microsoft's investment in OpenAI means Bing/Copilot results appear in ChatGPT search responses, giving Microsoft Ads coverage of an audience Google does not reach. Second, LinkedIn profile targeting is available in Microsoft Ads (because Microsoft owns LinkedIn), letting you layer B2B targeting on top of search intent — a capability no other search platform offers. Third, Microsoft Advertising has matured: the editor, the API, the audience network, and the AI features (Performance Max equivalent, automated bidding) are now competitive with Google's stack.
For most NZ businesses, the case for Microsoft Ads is straightforward: 5-15% of your Google Ads search demand is also being searched on Bing, at 20-40% lower CPC. If you are not capturing it, you are leaving money on the table. The implementation cost is low because we typically import your Google Ads structure into Microsoft Ads on day one and tune from there.

Search ads — direct equivalent to Google search ads, often with the same keyword inventory at lower CPC.
Shopping ads — Microsoft Merchant Center connected to your product feed for e-commerce campaigns. Smaller volume than Google Shopping but cheaper clicks.
Performance Max — Microsoft's AI-driven campaign type, similar to Google's. Useful once you have conversion volume.
Audience targeting with LinkedIn profile data — overlay LinkedIn job-title, industry, and company-size targeting on top of search keyword campaigns. Unique to Microsoft Ads.
Microsoft Audience Network — the display equivalent, serving ads across MSN, Outlook, Edge, and partner sites. Often 50-70% cheaper than Google Display Network with comparable performance.
Why Choose Us
The economics are the real reason to run Microsoft Ads. CPCs are typically 20-40% lower than Google Ads for the same keywords because competition is lower. Conversion rates are comparable. Quality scores are easier to maintain. For most NZ businesses, adding Microsoft Ads as a secondary channel adds 5-15% incremental revenue at lower CAC than Google. We have not seen a Google Ads account where adding Microsoft Ads did not improve blended CAC.
We import your Google Ads campaign structure into Microsoft Ads on day one, then tune for the platform's specifics. Saves weeks of setup time.
Layer LinkedIn job-title, industry, and company-size targeting on top of search keyword campaigns. Available only on Microsoft Ads.
Merchant Center setup, product feed optimisation, and Shopping ads run alongside Google Shopping for incremental e-commerce revenue.
Display advertising across MSN, Outlook, Edge, and partner sites. 50-70% cheaper than Google Display for comparable reach.
Unified Looker Studio dashboard showing Microsoft Ads alongside Google Ads in the same view. Compare CPCs, CTRs, and conversions side-by-side.
Bing's integration with ChatGPT and Copilot means your Microsoft Ads also appear in AI search responses — coverage Google does not currently offer.
Industries
Kiwitech works with Auckland and wider New Zealand businesses across 25+ industries, but four verticals dominate our roster: property (Auckland developers, apartment launches, agency networks), education (private schools, tertiary providers, edtech), healthcare (specialist groups, dental and dermatology clinics, allied-health practices), and food and beverage (CBD and Ponsonby cafes, Britomart fine dining, food-court chains, cloud kitchens). SaaS, D2C retail, fashion boutiques across Newmarket and Ponsonby, and South Auckland industrial manufacturers round out the next tier of growing accounts.
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A premium bag and backpack label came to us with a Shopify theme that converted at 0.6%, paid ads burning through ad spend with no attribution, and zero organic search presence. We rebuilt the storefront on a custom Next.js + headless Shopify stack, redesigned the product pages around a clean editorial layout, shot every SKU in our in-house studio, and shipped 40+ SEO-optimised category and lookbook pages. Within 90 days organic traffic grew 5×, Meta and Google ROAS lifted from 1.4× to 3.2×, and average order value climbed 28% on the back of bundle merchandising and improved size-fit content.
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Our Process
A 5-step playbook we run with every Auckland client. Same rigor for a NZ$2,000/month SMB engagement and a NZ$15,000/month enterprise pod — only the depth changes.
Import Google Ads structure, set up Microsoft Merchant Center (if e-commerce), configure conversion tracking.
Adjust bids, ad copy, and audience overlays for Microsoft-specific behaviour. Activate LinkedIn audience layering where relevant.
Campaigns go live alongside Google Ads with the same naming conventions and conversion structure for clean reporting.
Weekly bid and budget adjustments, monthly creative refreshes, quarterly account structure reviews.
Monthly cross-platform review — shift budget toward whichever channel is delivering better CAC for each campaign type.
FAQ
Yes — Microsoft Ads (the modern name for Bing Ads) is very much active and now includes Bing, Yahoo, AOL, DuckDuckGo, and ChatGPT search results. Bing's market share is small (5-8% in NZ) but CPCs are 20-40% lower than Google for the same keywords. For most businesses already running Google Ads, adding Microsoft Ads adds 5-15% revenue at lower CAC. The opportunity is real even if the name sounds dated.
Smaller audience, lower CPCs, similar conversion rates, and unique LinkedIn audience targeting (because Microsoft owns LinkedIn). The platform is more mature now than 3-4 years ago — Performance Max, automated bidding, and audience features are competitive with Google. We run them in parallel rather than as alternatives.
Yes — Microsoft Ads has a native Google Ads import tool we use on day one. Saves weeks of setup time. We then tune the imported campaigns for Microsoft-specific behaviour (different keyword match-type defaults, audience layering, bid strategies).
NZ$500/month is the minimum useful spend — below that the conversion volume is too low to optimise. Most of our small-business Microsoft Ads engagements sit at NZ$500-$2,000/month in spend, layered on top of an existing Google Ads programme of NZ$1,500+/month.
Indirectly, yes. Microsoft's investment in OpenAI means Bing search powers ChatGPT's web search feature. Microsoft Ads campaigns that match queries showing up in ChatGPT can serve ads in those AI-generated responses. The format and frequency are still evolving but the coverage exists today on no other platform.
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