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Maximize your results, as you define it, with one AI-powered campaign across all Microsoft inventory

Drive more results

Drive net-new conversions and capture more high-ROI conversion opportunities, and get clear insights into what’s driving performance.

Optimize with Microsoft AI

You architect the strategy to effectively reach your highest-performing audiences, and Microsoft’s AI-powered multi-format, cross-channel optimization does the rest to maximize your ROI.

Scale with a unified campaign

Tap into inventory and opportunities often missed with siloed campaign setups, and reach high-value audiences across Microsoft properties, including Copilot.

Combine the power of engaging ads and best-in-class AI

Your ad content adapts to match user intent and entice more clicks with multiple ad formats and placements across the Microsoft Advertising Network.

Promote your products and reach shoppers with relevant ads at the point of purchase through predictive targeting.

Use audience signals, bid strategies, and tracking goals that drive the best performance from your budget.

Get the most from Performance Max with these tools

How to get started

01

Define your goals

Performance Max optimizes based on the types of conversions that you indicate are worth most to your business.

02

Add creative assets

Providing as many high-quality text and image assets as possible helps you create more relevant ads for customers.

03

Create audience signals

Share which types of customers are most valuable to you and more likely to convert, and Performance Max will optimize towards those users across our unique Microsoft Advertising network.

04

Optimize your campaign

To leverage Al, it's important to provide Al with meaningful data and a learning period to maximize your conversions. Follow this guide of optimization strategies and best practices to accelerate your optimization.

Frequently asked questions

No, Performance Max campaigns are built to maximize your performance with your strategy, assets, and audience signals. To help as an optimization tool, you can use negative keywords.

Set a budget according to your weekly historical search and audience spend to start. If your goal is to drive spend and traffic and allow the Performance Max campaigns and bid strategies to learn, it’s recommended to start without a target and add one later once the campaign gets more history.

Exact match keywords in search campaigns are prioritized over Performance Max campaigns. Otherwise, there is no hard prioritization, and the best ranked ad enters the auction (therefore does not impact cost-per-click).