Today, the consumer’s shopping journey, including their decision-making process, is far more complex than in the past. Consumers discover products through personal research or recommendations from friends. They also carefully compare products, evaluating not only technical specifications but also price and, most importantly, reviews, to find the best match for their needs.

This complexity stems from the highly saturated advertising market, making it increasingly challenging for advertisers to capture the attention of their target audience and effectively convey their message. To succeed in achieving their marketing goals, e-commerce entrepreneurs must carefully craft their messaging, deciding not only what to communicate but also the sequence and frequency of their ads.

Microsoft continuously strives to innovate its services, offering business owners cutting-edge solutions to connect with and engage their audiences. At BlueWinston, we share this vision. Our dedicated team works tirelessly to empower advertisers by providing tools to effectively capture the attention of their ideal customers. Thanks to these efforts, we are proud to hold the prestigious Microsoft Channel Partner status. By leveraging our expertise, you can elevate your business to new heights. As a bonus, you can also receive an advertising voucher valued at up to €250. Learn more about the conditions for obtaining the voucher in our article.

What is Dynamic Product Remarketing?

It is common for consumers to visit a website without taking any meaningful action, such as making a purchase or completing a conversion. While they may browse your website in search of products or services, they often continue comparing your offerings with competitors. In this process, they evaluate factors like price and product features. As a result, many websites face high bounce rates and shopping cart abandonment, especially among new visitors—an outcome that is far from ideal for business owners.

This is where the remarketing feature becomes invaluable. Remarketing allows you to target advertising campaigns specifically at people who have already visited your website. To use this feature effectively, you first need to create a remarketing list, which defines a specific audience based on the actions they performed on your site. You can then link this list to your ad group and optimize your campaigns by adjusting bids to focus on these potential customers.

Remarketing helps you re-engage a targeted group of consumers who left your website without completing the desired action. It ensures your brand stays in front of potential customers, improving your chances of converting them. This feature can also boost your return on investment (ROI) by efficiently reaching high-value prospects. With the help of our BlueWinston tool, you can easily set up and incorporate dynamic remarketing into your advertising strategy.

Impression-Based Remarketing

Microsoft has introduced a new feature for advertisers—impression-based remarketing. This functionality allows advertisers to engage with their target audience at every stage of the marketing funnel—from awareness and interest to desire and conversion. It provides the tools to design precise campaign strategies centered on ad exposure.

Impression-based remarketing enables advertisers to re-engage consumers who have seen their ad but did not click through to the website. This approach ensures relevance at each stage of the marketing funnel and creates a seamless connection between ads across channels such as search, native display, video, and CTV. It empowers business owners to tell a cohesive brand story through sequential messaging, delivering tailored messages to their audience at the right time.

Marketing funnel

Impression-based remarketing ensures that your brand’s message remains visible to customers throughout their decision-making process, whether they are actively searching for products in your category or casually browsing. This feature provides an opportunity to reconnect with consumers at various touchpoints, helping to drive performance among your most valuable audiences.

In addition, this feature automatically generates audience lists based on individual ad impressions. These lists can be shared across your accounts and utilize first-party data, ensuring a strong focus on consumer privacy. They can be seamlessly applied to Performance Max, Search, Shopping, and Native Ads campaigns.

The process of impression-based remarketing:

Impression-based remarketing process

Source: Microsoft

Benefits of Impression-Based Remarketing

Impression-based remarketing offers several key benefits for advertisers:

  • Increased Clicks and Conversions – by targeting an audience that has already interacted with your ad, you increase the likelihood of re-engaging them and driving conversions.
  • Budget Control – freely allocate your budget across channels to ensure your message remains visible to consumers throughout their journey in the purchase funnel.
  • Precise Ad Targeting – reach an audience that has already been exposed to your message and deliver tailored communication aligned with their specific decision-making stage.
  • Consistent Creative – this feature ensures your messaging remains cohesive, offering your audience a seamless and engaging advertising experience.

Conclusion

Business owners need to carefully consider the message they want to convey, the sequence of their communication, and the frequency of their ads. Microsoft continues to innovate by offering advertisers cutting-edge solutions to effectively engage audiences. Their new impression-based remarketing feature enables advertisers to target consumers at every stage of the marketing funnel. This approach allows for accurate targeting and consistent messaging, increasing the likelihood of conversions and maintaining brand visibility. If you’d like to learn more about effective advertising, campaign management, or Google CSS programs, our Shopping in EU team offers free consultations.