Adcenter Threatens To Suspend Accounts

Adcenter Threatens To Suspend Accounts

shoemoney · · 2 min read
So I am here at Defcon in Las Vegas and today I wake up to 4 voice messages from people who say they got emails from adcenter saying their account was going to be suspended if they did not improve their keyword list. It was a little confusing trying to hear them. Then I log into my email (tunneled through ssh + ssl (I am at defcon after all)) and evidently people think I work for Microsoft because there were 19 LITERALLY 19 different people that forwarded me the email that they got from Microsoft Adcenter and this time I could read it for myself. Basically it says that you need to improve the relavency of your keyword list or your account will be suspended. Yes... I got one of these emails also. Here is what sucks. I have an Apple Powerbook which has no browser that Adcenter Supports right now. I am at conferences until NEXT THURSDAY. Adcenter says I have 24 hours to comply before the suspension will happen... So for now I guess I just have to suspend my whole adcenter account.
> Dear Microsoft adCenter Advertiser, > > It's a top priority for us to ensure that the MSN Search audience > receives the highest quality and most relevant results for their > searches. This means that ads need to be applicable to the keywords > that support them. Unfortunately, the ads you are currently running > do not follow this principle, and in fact run counter to our > guidelines. > > As a result, we request that you remove all keywords with low/no > relevance from your campaigns immediately. > > You have 24 hours from receiving this mail to remove your ads. > After 24 hours, your account will be suspended. This may or may not > include the suspension of both relevant and irrelevant traffic. > This situation is unfortunate; however, it's imperative to the > credibility of Microsoft adCenter in the search engine marketplace. > > If you have any specific questions, please contact adCenter Support. > > Sincerely, > > Microsoft adCenter Team > > Please do not reply to this e-mail. It is automated and your > response will not be received by live person. For assistance, > contact Microsoft adCenter customer support. > > Microsoft respects your privacy. To learn more, please read our > online Privacy Statement. http://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/ > default.aspx