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Ding Ding - Bing's Not As Good As Google
July 06, 2019

Ding Ding - Bing's Not As Good As Google

Evan Laird | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 2 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Bing Ads

Bing Ads is not being used any longer inside my organization or any clients that I'm working with, but Bing Ads is another search network ads platform where my business or clients can target individuals searching for their exact needs or solution. These ads then show up on top of the search depending on when what the search query is.
  • Google Ads integration.
  • Free $100 credit to get started.
  • Much lower search volume.
  • less friendly UI/UX than Google Ads.
  • Older, less tech-savvy demographic searching (at least a con for my business).
  • Never a negative impact because I've never paid for Bing Ads (free $100 credit).
  • High CPC than Google, FB, or most other ad networks.
Bing Ads is great in the sense that they know they are not as good as Google Ads. So what they do is allow you to easily import your Google Ads Campaigns into your Bing Ads account. They are the same exact product (or solution) just on different search engines but due to an awful UI/UX, poor onboarding, no easy power features, and low search volumes, Bing Ads has a tough time competing with Google Ads. If you want to set something up quick, set it up on Google and start running it there then push it to Bing if you think it will help. But you'll most likely get better results in Google or other ad networks.
Bing Ads is suitable for every business as you can just target off of people searching for your business, solution, or the need you're trying to solve. And the beauty is you don't pay unless someone clicks. But through Bing Ads, the sad part is that most people don't and there are very little individuals actually using it, especially with purchase intent. I would use Bing Ads only for the $100 free credit for some free traffic.