Analyzing Professional Demographics Audience data from Microsoft Ads in Excel helps B2B marketers understand how their campaigns perform across different professional industries, job functions, and company sizes, enabling more targeted optimization.
Instead of manually downloading reports that quickly become outdated, you can create a live connection for always-current insights into your professional audience performance.
TLDR
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Step 1:
Install Coefficient from the Office Add-ins store in Excel
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Step 2:
Connect your Microsoft Ads account to Coefficient
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Step 3:
Import Professional Demographics Audience data with relevant metrics
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Step 4:
Set up auto-refresh to keep your demographic data current
Step 1: Install Coefficient and Connect Your Microsoft Ads Account
Start by installing the Coefficient add-in in your Excel workbook and connecting to your Microsoft Ads account.
- Open Excel and navigate to the Insert tab
- Click Get Add-ins and search for “Coefficient”
- Install the Coefficient add-in from the Office Add-ins store
- Once installed, open the Coefficient sidebar and click “Import”
- Select “Microsoft Ads” from the list of available connectors
- Follow the authentication prompts to connect your Microsoft Ads account

Step 2: Import Professional Demographics Audience Data
After connecting your Microsoft Ads account, you can import your Professional Demographics Audience data:
- In the Coefficient sidebar, click “Import from Microsoft Ads”
- Select “Professional Demographics Audience” from the list of available objects
- Choose which metrics you want to include (impressions, clicks, conversions by professional segment)
- Apply any filters to focus on specific campaigns or date ranges
- Click “Import” to bring the data into your Excel spreadsheet

Step 3: Set Up Auto-Refresh for Your Data
Keep your Microsoft Ads professional demographics data fresh by setting up automatic refreshes:
- Select any cell in your imported data range
- Open the Coefficient sidebar and click “Refresh”
- Click “Schedule Refresh” to set up automated updates
- Choose your preferred refresh frequency (hourly, daily, or weekly)
- Confirm your settings to activate the auto-refresh schedule

Analyze Your Professional Audience Performance
With your Professional Demographics Audience data now in Excel, you can identify which professional segments respond best to your campaigns. Create pivot tables to compare key metrics like CTR, conversion rate, and cost-per-acquisition across different industries, job functions, and company sizes.
Use Excel’s visualization tools to create charts that highlight performance patterns by professional segment, and its calculation capabilities to determine optimal bid adjustments for different audience segments. These insights will help you tailor your messaging, targeting, and budget allocation to maximize ROI across B2B audience segments.
Microsoft Ads Data Available in Coefficient
Available Objects
- Campaign Performance
- Conversion Performance
- Keyword Performance
- Search Query Performance
- Account Performance
- Ad Dynamic Text Performance
- Ad Extension By Ad
- Ad Extension By Keyword
- Ad Extension Detail
- Ad Performance
- Age Gender Audience
- Audience Performance
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