If you try to hit as many advertising/search industry conferences as possible, then last month must have been just as much of a whirlwind for you as it was for us! From SES London to SMX West to the Small Business Summit to SES New York and then last weeks Imagine 2011 right here on our own stomping grounds, March was a crazy busy month for our team. Now that weve had a minute to catch our breath, were ready to start getting the word out about our next destination.

Later today, the adCenter Engineering team will be rolling out some improvements to adCenter that may affect your ability to log in to your adCenter account: Starting at 1PM PDT March 31, 2011, adCenter will be making minimal internal upgrades which we.

Later today, the adCenter Engineering team will be rolling out some improvements to adCenter that may affect your ability to log in to your adCenter account: Starting at 1PM PDT March 31, 2011, adCenter will be making minimal internal upgrades which we anticipate will be completed by 5PM PDT April 1, 2011. During this time a small portion of customers might experience latency and timeout issues within adCenter and pubCenter.

If youre a small business owner, HPs 367 Addison Avenue may already be on your radar for helpful information for the entrepreneurial audience. If not, theres no time like the present to check it out; theyve got some great tips on technologies and social media strategies that can help you make the most of your online marketing efforts. Joining their list of industry expert bloggers,

I just got word from the adCenter team that some may experience intermittent delays and possible connection timeouts when accessing the adCenter user interface and API from now through Friday, March 25 th . We appreciate your patience while our engineers work to improve adCenter and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thanks! Tina Kelleher, Small/Medium Business Community Manager Sign in to adCenter | Need an account?

The adCenter February 2011 Upgrade includes a number of key updates that focus on giving you better insights for budget management, improved campaign insight, and continued account security protection. Many of these new features are just what youve asked for, and theyre designed specifically to help you get the most from your search advertising spend.

Today there were a couple of posts that went up on the adCenter Blog that I think are worth cross-posting here: 1.( Microsoft Advertising adCenter will be undergoing scheduled maintenance from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Pacific Time on Saturday, March 12. Heres what you need to know During this time, your ads will continue to serve, but you will be unable to make campaign updates via the UI, Desktop or API during the maintenance window.

Microsoft Advertising adCenter will be undergoing scheduled maintenance from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Pacific Time on Saturday, March 12. Heres what you need to know During this time, your ads will continue to serve, but you will be unable to make campaign updates via the UI, Desktop or API during the maintenance window. if youre working on offline updates via the Desktop, you may upload them once the maintenance is complete.

Microsoft Advertising adCenter is undergoing scheduled maintenance on the Microsoft Advertising adCenter API Sandbox environment from February 9 to February 11. UPDATE 2/16 : Maintenance has been extended through Thursday, February 17th. During this time, you might experience intermittent issues while accessing the Sandbox environment. While the Sandbox environment will not be available, the API Production environment will operate as usual and ads will continue to serve.

Were in the final stages of getting our coverage plans in place so we can bring the best of SMX to those of you who arent able to attend in-person. If youre still on the fence about going, you might be interested in reading the most recent SMX press release as it gives a great overview of what you can expect to find there. From that page, here are a few of the reasons why you may want to register now for SMX West in San Jose : Exceptional content so compelling,

If youve poked around our forums at all, you may have noticed a thread in the adCenter Advertiser forum requesting your candid feedback on adCenter. One of the groups here at Microsoft who have been keeping a very close eye on that thread has been the Customer and Partner Experience Group )CPE(.

So youve set up your first Microsoft Advertising adCenter account, its going well and youre wondering what other online advertising options might fit in with your goals and your budget. Have you considered Content Ads? Content Ads are different from search in that your audience isnt actively looking for specific information by entering keywords; theyre browsing through content on topics that interest them and through doing so,

March is just chock full of events for small business and search professionals! Coming up we have SMX West in San Jose , SES New York and on March 8th, SMB thought leaders, journalists and entrepreneurs of all shapes and sizes will descend on Digital Sandbox in New York for the 6th Annual Small Business Summit. Check out the Small Business Summit site for specific details,

Until recently, access to the Microsoft Advertising adCenter Application Programming Interface )API( has been restricted to a small set of invitation-only pilot customers that met stringent criteria. Now, advertisers of all shapes and sizes can request API access . If youre not familiar with managing PPC campaigns via an API, the adCenter API would enable you to programmatically access Microsoft adCenter to manage your accounts, campaigns, ad groups, keywords, and ads.

I think Jerry Maguire may be one of my favorite movies, top 10 at least. Iconic one-liners aside )I can think of 3 off the top of my head(, the idea of a freelance agent in a highly competitive industry seeing success after taking a leap of faith is definitely a story thats worth telling dont you think? Do you have a story worth telling? Here at Microsoft Advertising, we judge how well were doing by whether youre accomplishing your advertising goals.

Were in the home stretch of preparations for this years SMX West in San Jose, CA during March 8-10th. As always, well be there with session coverage both via Twitter and here on the adCenter Blog. If youre still making decisions on which sessions you plan to attend, heres a quick look at the schedule of Microsoft speakers we have lined up: You can see the full agenda and the list of speakers and their titles at the SMX West site .

I think Jerry Maguire may be one of my favorite movies, top 10 at least. Iconic one-liners aside )I can think of 3 off the top of my head(, the idea of a freelance agent in a highly competitive industry seeing success after taking a leap of faith is definitely a story thats worth telling dont you think? Do you have a story worth telling? Here at Microsoft Advertising, we judge how well were doing by whether youre accomplishing your advertising goals.

Microsoft Advertising adCenter is undergoing scheduled maintenance on the Microsoft Advertising adCenter API Sandbox environment from February 9 to February 11. During this time, you might experience intermittent issues while accessing the Sandbox environment. While the Sandbox environment will not be available, the API Production environment will operate as usual and ads will continue to serve. If you have any questions,

Last week I met with a friend and her business partner to walk them through the basics of setting up their first PPC advertising campaign on adCenter. After the meeting, I followed up with them in an email that contained links to adCenter Help and our adExcellence tutorials , but I couldnt help wondering if my own explanations had been effective, or if the curse of knowledge rendered them nebulous and vague. Today,

Last week I met with a friend and her business partner to walk them through the basics of setting up their first PPC advertising campaign on adCenter. After the meeting, I followed up with them in an email that contained links to adCenter Help and our adExcellence tutorials , but I couldnt help wondering if my own explanations had been effective, or if the curse of knowledge rendered them nebulous and vague. Today,