Activating vertical trends on both search and native
1 + 1 = 3. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. If you want to go fast — go alone, if you want to go far — go together. Search + Native = Better Together. While one of these colloquial phrases may not have the same level of use as the others, they are all nevertheless true. Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began to influence every aspect of our lives, Microsoft Advertising has been working hard to identify patterns in consumer behavior and ensure that advertisers are responding in the best way possible in order to solve their customers’ questions and needs. While search remains a fundamental necessity for any digital marketer, Microsoft Advertising also offers a powerful native platform, the Microsoft Audience Network . Internal research shows that users exposed to a brand’s ad on the Audience Network see a +38% lift in impressions per user, and a +48% lift in clicks per user compared to similar, unexposed users. 1 Additionally, consumer trends derived from search can a...