Microsoft Channel

After resolving a couple store issues, this app has been working pretty smooth for me. It has kept everything synced in realtime without any store violations, which I appreciate.

My account gets banned because my business name does not match the name I put in microsoft ads account, I try to appeal to change it and put it right, but to appeal, business name has to match the name you put in the account, so it does not let me appeal. When I try to go into the account settings to change the name of the account, it just logs me out because of the account being banned. What a waste of time.

Microsoft channel has been a pain at this point because it is very difficult to integrate the app and install it on Shopify for use. I tried installing it and uninstalling it over and over again to see if it continues to work. It FAILS EVER TIME with an error "Error loading accounts: Request failed with status code 400" I tried fixing it over and over again, but it never works. On top of that it WILL NOT INTERGRATE WITH THE SIMPROSYS APP. Because it somewhat cannot find my advertising account. I'm at that point of giving up and moving on. MICROSOFT HAS FAILED. And I think it is due to the fact that it will not integrate with GOOGLE ACCOUNTS. You guys need to do better because you are wasting people's time and their money.

Extremely frustrating. I signed up for Microsoft Ads using the 'Sign up with Google' link, but the Shopify app DOES NOT allow you to 'Sign in with Google' - it simply says the account doesn't exist.

WARNING TO READERS: DO NOT sign up for Microsoft Ads using your Google account! You'll end up in an endless conversion with support reps who don't understand the issue and don't even have the permissions to fix it.

I did have a few hiccups getting started and connected to Microsoft but support was always exceptional. Now things are connected and rolling well. Not as much traffic as google obviously, but it's there and you have less competition in a way so you can rank higher and still see great results.

Similar to Google UI, but easier. It took me a couple of hours to get my first campaign up and running.

Legitimate And the Only App you will need for Microsoft Marketplace. There are many, but this is the authentic link to your microsoft marketplace and merchant center. It's seamless and easy and there is help in Microsoft Merchant center that's impossible to find anywhere else. They are patient and very rational and I have had instant chat resolution of so many issues. I still have a bit to go in terms of approvals but for 90% of the way, Im approved. Its not a complex maze and connects and you can edit on shopify as you would directly in microsoft. Microsoft also has it's own product studio and something that i'm looking into.

Straightforward and simple enough to set up, now we`ll see if it actually generates any additional sales, back in 2021-2022 it was a complete flop didn't generate 1 penny in sales but yea.

I was hoping to run ads on Microsoft. In fact, I was excited to reach millions of potential customers.
It's been almost two weeks. I've spoken with numerous Microsoft support staff and my account is still locks and the account is still being verified.
I've submitted all the required documents, multiple times. I've asked for the documents to be reviewed by support to ensure that they are in good order.
Microsoft support, while very professional and polite, can only recite policy back to me. It's interesting. I can copy the policy into a txt doc. upload it into the Microsoft web browser and have it read the policy for me.
I'm confused as to what Microsoft support's job is.
Rather than create a framework that supports my business, Microsoft has created an obstacle course.

Don't count on it.
When setting up an ad account with Microsoft plan for a 3 to 5 day account verification process.
In addition, you might get your account banned on the day you set up your account, for apparently no reason. In order to get unblocked, you must wait an additional 7 to 10 days.
It appears that most people have a smoother onboarding. Just be aware that things can go sideways.
when setting up an account you get a marketing strategist that helps you out. In my case I need an account manager to unblock me.

This app is beyond garbage. I prefer Google, but figured I would give Microsoft a try and this app does not integrate well with Shopify whatsoever. Literally every button that was clicked would cause the app to crash. I tried to run an ad campaign and input my card and it crashed 5x in a row, which led to my account being locked. I tried to unlock my account by submitting my ID and the upload crashed several times in a row. Then they suspended my account and said we were being "suspicious." Yeah, not thanks. I will keep my advertising on Google and Facebook.