One of our tech industry’s leading clients was preparing to livestream its flagship creativity conference in 2024, it recognized YouTube’s power to amplify viewership and convert buzz into lasting engagement with its professional creator audience. However, the limited time window surrounding the live event meant nailing the pre-promotion teasers and in-moment watch-now ads.

Leveraging YouTube’s screen versatility, the organization deployed a multimedia creative barrage under 2 weeks before the live event. Teasing video snippets of expert speaker sessions whipped up fervor among creative professionals. As the event neared, a flurry of “Watch Now” YouTube Video Action campaigns guided viewers straight to the livestream.

During the action-packed 10-hour live window, over 25 rapidly produced video assets swapped across YouTube, each spotlighting exciting updates, creative process breakdowns, and celebrity guest moments. Real-time campaign optimization, using real-time viewership data, helped the team maximize ROI.

The campaign blitz achieved viewership and engagement from the professional creator base. Over 69,000 viewers consumed the livestream for 10 seconds or longer, with an impressive 2-minute 16-second average watch time. The YouTube channel netted over 315,000 new subscribers off the livestream buzz – an owned media asset compounding future promotional opportunities with these high-value creators. Culminating the success, the rapid-response video ads during the live event achieved an exceptional 0.50% CTR as viewer passion peaked.

Beyond celebrating viewership records, this case study highlights YouTube’s ability to facilitate a full-funnel livestream strategy – from building pre-event creative excitement to seamless live viewing to driving measurable audience growth of a key online event. With the right ad format, curated video content, and precise audience cultivation, even time-sensitive live events can spark long-term audience ownership.

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