This post was updated in May 2025 to provide you with the latest information.

Optimizing your YouTube ads means tailoring content to align with viewer preferences—whether they’re watching on desktop or mobile. Understanding the right YouTube ad specs, sizes, and dimensions ensures your creatives are displayed correctly and viewed exactly as intended.

Successful YouTube advertising isn’t just about performance metrics; it’s about how your audience perceives and interacts with your video ads on the platform.

We’ve outlined the YouTube ad specifications below to help you with your 2025 YouTube advertising.

Types of YouTube Ads, Sizes, and Specifications

Overlay ads

As of April 6, 2023, Overlay ads have been discontinued in YouTube. Active overlay ads will only appear on desktop view as YouTube Creators shift to newer ad formats for YouTube advertising.

Overlay image: required

• Unit: 480 pixels by 70 pixels
• File type: static GIF, PNG, JPG
• File size: 150KB

Companion banner: optional

• Unit: 300 pixels by 250 pixels
• File type: GIF, PNG, JPG
• File size: 150KB

Think of discovery ads as an online billboards of sorts. These are generally static images or have very minimal movement and animation to them. According to the YouTube ad specifications, they appear either to the side of the video or as an overlay on the bottom of the video. They’re good to include in your YouTube advertising mix because they’re less expensive than other ad forms like those that appear before or during videos.

Since they don’t directly interfere with user activity on the site, users might also respond better to their presence. A potential drawback could be that some users have a tendency to tune out these kinds of ads, but a truly great ad can break through the clutter. Whatever size or format you choose is up to you, just make sure that the content is optimized for the ad format and that there is a clear call-to-action for your YouTube audiences to respond to.

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Further Reading

Understanding YouTube Advertising Costs for Maximum Efficiency

For YouTube advertisers, balancing cost management with expanding reach is critical to success. As video consumption trends evolve, media buyers face challenges in identifying the most efficient ways to maximize ad visibility without exceeding budgets.

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Sponsored cards

YouTube Sponsored cards have also been discontinued, as part of an ongoing effort to streamline the viewing experience and shift towards different video advertising formats.

Sponsored card worked as a brief “teaser”, which will be replaced by a card icon after a few seconds. Appearing in the upper right-hand corner of the video they are currently watching, the icon gives users the choice of clicking through to access further information about the sponsored content.

• Platform: Desktop and mobile devices
• Media: image
• Format: JPG, PNG, GIF
• Aspect Ratio: 1:1
• Length: 15 or 20 seconds
• File Size: 2MB max

In that sense, a sponsored card ad is similar to display ads except where it’s located and how it functions differs slightly. The commonality among them is the ever critical call-to-action.

Bumper ads

Ad placements

• YouTube videos, video partner sites, and apps within the Google Display Network

Assets overview

• Video URL: Must be uploaded and hosted on YouTube
• Final URL: Destination landing page users reach after clicking the ad
  • Note: Must directly reflect the product or offer promoted
• Display URL: Up to 2 customizable paths (15 characters each)
  • Helps users understand what to expect (e.g., if your final URL is www.yourwebsite.com/autumnbreeze/add-to-cart, your display URL can be www.yourwebsite.com/newcollection)
• Long headline: ≤90 characters
• Description: ≤90 characters; can add up to 5
• Companion: 300 pixels by 60 pixels .jpg, static .gif or .png; 300 pixels by 250 pixels video wall will show on YouTube if no companion ad is provided
  • Maximum file size: 150KB

Video ad settings

• File format: AVI, ASF, Quicktime, Windows Media, MP4 or MPEG
  • Preferred video codec: H.264, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4
  • Preferred audio codec: MP3 or AAC
• Resolution: 640 pixels by 360 pixels or 480 pixels by 360 pixels recommended
• Frame rate: 30 FPS
• Aspect ratio: native aspect ratio without letter-boxing (examples: 4:3, 16:9)
• Maximum file size: 1GB
• Length: ≤6 seconds

A bumper ad is a non-skippable video ad format created to extend the reach of a campaign. It appears before the video the user has chosen to view. Sold on a CPM basis, Bumper ads perform well on both Connected TV and mobile devices. In alignment with the 2025 YouTube ad specs, the maximum video length for bumper ads is 6 seconds.

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Further Reading

Expand Your Audience with YouTube Video Reach Campaigns

By leveraging multiple advertising formats, YouTube advertisers can effectively broaden their reach, engage a wider audience, and maximize the impact of their campaigns beyond the YouTube app and YouTube TV.

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Standard display ads

Ad placements

• Google Display Networks, Gmail, YouTube Home Feed and YouTube In-Feed

Assets overview

• Images: Up to 15 images
• Logos: Up to 5 variations
• Videos: Up to 5 videos
• Final URL: Landing page users reach after clicking the ad
• Business name: ≤25 characters
• Headlines: ≤30 characters; can add up to 5
• Long headline: ≤90 characters
• Description: ≤90 characters; can add up to 5

Technical YouTube ad specifications

• Dimensions:
  • 300 pixels by 250 pixels
  • 300 pixels by 60 pixels (YouTube Reserve companions)
  • 300 pixels by 600 pixels (Zagat only)
• Formats: GIF, JPG, PNG
• Maximum file size: 150KB
• Maximum animation time: 30 seconds (all animations, including loops, must stop at 30 seconds)
• Audio: no sound
• Border: creatives with partially black or white backgrounds must have a visible border of a contrasting color

Demand Gen (formerly Video Action Campaigns)

YouTube advertising goes beyond awareness, helping brands move audiences down the funnel to drive engagement and conversions through video ads and product shopping ads. Video Action Campaigns (VAC) have been pivotal in achieving these goals.

VAC has now transitioned to Demand Gen, enhancing its capabilities to expand its reach while maintaining the performance and results that brands rely on. This evolution offers advertisers an opportunity to tap into broader audience segments without compromising on the effectiveness of their campaigns.

Ad placements

• YouTube, Discover, Gmail, and the Google Display Network (GDN)

Assets overview

• Final URL: Destination landing page
• Logos: Up to 5 variations
• Video URL: Must be uploaded and hosted on YouTube
• Image: Choose from 4 autogenerated thumbnails
• Headline: (1) ≤30 characters – in-stream inventory; (1) ≤90 characters – in-feed inventory
• Description: ≤90 characters
• CTA: ≤10 characters

Image ad settings

• Images: Up to 15 images
• File format: JPG, PNG, or static GIF
• Business name: ≤25 characters
• Headlines: ≤40 characters; can add up to 5
• Description: ≤90 characters; can add up to 5
• Resolution: 1920 x 1080px (horizontal); 1080 x 1920px (vertical); 1080 x 1080px (square)
  • Minimum px for Standard HD: 1280 x 720px (horizontal); 720 x 1280px (vertical); 480 x 480px (square)
• Maximum file size: ≤ 5MB

Video ad settings

• Videos: Up to 5 videos
• Business name: ≤25 characters
• Headlines: ≤40 characters; can add up to 5
• Long headline: ≤90 characters; can add up to 5
• Description: ≤90 characters; can add up to 5
• File format: .MPG (MPEG-2 or MPEG-4)
  • .WMV, .AVI, .MOV and .FLV .MPEG-1, .MP4, .MPEGPS, 3GPP, WebM, DNxHR, ProRes, CineForm & HEVC (h265)
• Resolution: 1920 x 1080px (horizontal); 1080 x 1920px (vertical); 1080 x 1080px (square)
  • Minimum px for Standard HD: 1280 x 720px (horizontal); 720 x 1280px (vertical); 480 x 480px (square)
• Frame rate: 30 FPS
• Aspect ratio: 16:9 for horizontal; 9:16 for vertical; 1:1 for square
• Maximum file size: ≤ 256GB

Carousel ad settings

• Images: Up to 10 image cards
• Business name: ≤25 characters
• Headlines: ≤40 characters; 1 per card; 1 headline for the full carousel
• Description: ≤90 characters

In-stream non-skippable ads

These YouTube ad formats play while viewing the video content and last up to 15 seconds or shorter. Non-skippable video ads appear before the selected video and much be watched in its entirety before the video can be viewed.

Ad placements

• Where they appear: Appear before, during, or after YouTube videos
  • Also served across video partner sites and apps within the Google Display Network (GDN) (unless excluded in campaign settings)

Assets overview

• Video URL: Must be uploaded and hosted on YouTube
• Final URL: Landing page users are directed to after clicking the ad
• Display URL: Up to 255 characters
• Headline: ≤15 characters
• Companion: 300 pixels by 60 pixels .jpg, static .gif or .png; 300 pixels by 250 pixels video wall will show on YouTube if no companion ad is provided
• Maximum file size: 150KB

Video ad settings

• File format: .MPG (MPEG-2 or MPEG-4)
  • .WMV, .AVI, .MOV and .FLV .MPEG-1, .MP4, .MPEGPS, 3GPP, WebM, DNxHR, ProRes, CineForm and HEVC (h265)
• Resolution: 1920 x 1080px (horizontal); 1080 x 1920px (vertical); 1080 x 1080px (square)
  • Minimum px for Standard HD: 1280 x 720px (horizontal); 720 x 1280px (vertical); 480 x 480px (square)
• Frame rate: 30 FPS
• Aspect ratio: 16:9 for horizontal; 9:16 for vertical; 1:1 for square
• Maximum file size: ≤ 256GB
• Length: 15 or 20 seconds for non-skippable; ≤ 20 seconds for long non-skippable

In-stream skippable ads

Skippable video ads allow viewers to skip ads after 5 seconds and move on to their viewing selection.

Ad placements

• Where they appear: Ads are served before, during, or after YouTube videos
  • Across video partner sites and apps within the Google Display Network (GDN) (unless excluded in campaign settings)

Assets overview

• Video URL: Must be uploaded to YouTube
• Final URL: Landing page users are directed to after clicking the ad
• Display URL: Up to 2 customizable paths (15 characters each)
• Long headline: ≤90 characters
• Description: ≤90 characters
• Companion (desktop only): 300 pixels by 60 pixels .jpg, static .gif or .png; 300 pixels by 250 pixels video wall will show on YouTube if no companion ad is provided
  • Maximum file size: 150KB

Video ad settings

• File format: .MPG (MPEG-2 or MPEG-4)
  • .WMV, .AVI, .MOV and .FLV .MPEG-1, .MP4, .MPEGPS, 3GPP, WebM, DNxHR, ProRes, CineForm & HEVC (h265)
• Resolution: 1920 x 1080px (horizontal); 1080 x 1920px (vertical); 1080 x 1080px (square)
  • Minimum px for Standard HD: 1280 x 720px (horizontal); 720 x 1280px (vertical); 480 x 480px (square)
• Frame rate: 30 FPS
• Aspect ratio: 16:9 for horizontal; 9:16 for vertical; 1:1 for square
• Maximum file size: ≤256 GB
  • Best practices for Awareness and Action campaigns: 15 to 20 seconds; for Consideration campaigns: 60 seconds to 3 minutes
• Length: 15 seconds to 3 minutes

Video View Campaign Skippable in-stream

Assets overview

• Video URL: Must be uploaded to YouTube
• Final URL: Landing page users are directed to after clicking the ad
• Display URL: Up to 2 customizable paths (15 characters each)
• Long headline: ≤90 characters
• Description: ≤90 characters

Video ad settings

• Resolution:
  • 1080p (Full HD): Recommended pixels (px) for HD: 1920 x 1080px (horizontal)
  • 720p (Standard HD): Minimum px: 1280 x 720px (horizontal)
  • SD: 640 x 480px (horizontal)
  • For optimal quality, we don’t recommend using SD.
• Aspect Ratio: HD: 16:9 for horizontal; SD: 4:3 (SD) for horizontal
  • For optimal quality, we don’t recommend using SD.
• Format: .MPG (MPEG-2 or MPEG-4), .WMV, .AVI, .MOV and .FLV .MPEG-1, .MP4, .MPEGPS, 3GPP, WebM, DNxHR, ProRes, CineForm & HEVC (h265)
• File Size: ≤256 GB
• Format composition for In-stream placement: ≥:05 seconds horizontal

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Further Reading

YouTube Video View Campaign vs. Video Action Campaign

With the variety of YouTube advertising options, choosing the right one for your brand can be challenging. To guide your decision, we break down the differences between YouTube Video View Campaigns and Video Action Campaigns. Discover their unique objectives, benefits, and the ideal scenarios for leveraging each campaign type.

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Video View Campaign In-feed

Assets overview

• Video URL: Must be uploaded to YouTube
• Final URL: Landing page users are directed to after clicking the ad
• Display URL: Up to 2 customizable paths (15 characters each)
• Long headline: ≤90 characters
• Description: ≤90 characters

Video ad settings

• Resolution:
  • 1080p (Full HD): Recommended pixels (px) for HD: 1920 x 1080px (horizontal)
  • 720p (Standard HD): Minimum px: 1280 x 720px (horizontal)
  • SD: 640 x 480px (horizontal)
  • For optimal quality, we don’t recommend using SD.
• Aspect Ratio: HD: 16:9 for horizontal; SD: 4:3 (SD) for horizontal
  • For optimal quality, we don’t recommend using SD.
• Format: .MPG (MPEG-2 or MPEG-4), .WMV, .AVI, .MOV and .FLV .MPEG-1, .MP4, .MPEGPS, 3GPP, WebM, DNxHR, ProRes, CineForm & HEVC (h265)
• File Size: ≤256 GB
• Format composition for YouTube in-feed placement: ≥:05 seconds horizontal

Video View Campaign in YouTube Shorts placement

As YouTube Shorts emerges as a standalone vertical video feed, Video View Campaigns capitalize on this placement to drive more engaged views. At Strike Social, YouTube Shorts has proven highly effective, with one of our standout campaigns attributing 43% of its total ad views to Shorts placements alone.

Assets overview

• Video URL: Must be uploaded to YouTube
• Final URL: Landing page users are directed to after clicking the ad
• Display URL: Up to 2 path segments (15 characters each)
• Long headline: ≤90 characters
• Description: ≤90 characters

Video ad specifications

• Resolution:
  • 1080p (Full HD): Recommended pixels (px) for HD: 1080 x 1920px (vertical)
  • 720p (Standard HD): Minimum px: 720 x 1280px (vertical)
  • SD: 480 x 640px (vertical)
  • For optimal quality, we don’t recommend using SD.
• Aspect Ratio: HD: 9:16 for vertical; SD: 2:3 (SD) for horizontal
  • For optimal quality, we don’t recommend using SD.
• Format: .MPG (MPEG-2 or MPEG-4), .WMV, .AVI, .MOV and .FLV .MPEG-1, .MP4, .MPEGPS, 3GPP, WebM, DNxHR, ProRes, CineForm & HEVC (h265)
• File Size: ≤256 GB
• Format composition for YouTube Shorts placement: ≥:05 seconds vertical

Video Reach Campaign

To expand your reach across both YouTube and YouTube TV platforms, Video Reach Campaign (VRC) allows your video ads to appear on both small and large screens. Below are the recommended YouTube ad specifications for VRC:

Ad placements

• Where they appear: Appear before, during, or after YouTube videos (desktop, mobile, tablet, and Connected TV)
  • Also served across video partner sites and apps within the Google Display Network (GDN) (unless excluded in campaign settings)

Assets overview

• Video URL: Must be uploaded to YouTube
• Final URL: Destination landing page users reach after clicking the ad
• Display URL: Up to 2 path segments (15 characters each)
• Long headline: ≤90 characters
• Description: ≤90 characters

YouTube VRC specifications

• Resolution:
  • 1080p (Full HD): Recommended pixels (px) for HD: 1080 x 1920px (vertical)
  • 720p (Standard HD): Minimum px: 720 x 1280px (vertical)
  • SD: 480 x 640px (vertical)
    • For optimal quality, we don’t recommend using SD.
• Aspect Ratio: HD: 16:9 for horizontal; 9:16 for vertical; 1:1 for square
• Format: .MPG (MPEG-2 or MPEG-4), .WMV, .AVI, .MOV and .FLV .MPEG-1, .MP4, .MPEGPS, 3GPP, WebM, DNxHR, ProRes, CineForm & HEVC (h265)
• File Size: ≤256 GB
• Format composition: Any length; Recommended:
  • (1) horizontal :15 and (1) horizontal :06
  • (1) vertical :06-:60

Set Your YouTube Ad Creatives for Success

Your YouTube ad is the first point of contact with your audience, making it essential to ensure it’s both visually appealing and conveys your message effectively. To ensure your ad is displayed as intended and captures your audience’s attention, it’s crucial to follow the right specifications.

This YouTube ad specs guide will prepare you for success in 2025. Looking for more tailored insights? Sign up for our newsletter to receive regular updates on YouTube paid advertising and more.

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This post was updated in February 2025 to provide you with the latest information.

Tracking the Right Metrics in Analyzing YouTube Ad Performance

Monitoring ad campaigns can pose tremendous challenges, particularly if you’re unsure where to begin. In previous discussions, we explored how specific YouTube advertising formats align with distinct campaign objectives, and the same principle applies to YouTube ad metrics.

Given the uniqueness of each campaign, you can’t merely replicate strategies and metrics from other brands or advertising endeavors. From grasping platform basics to analyzing optimal ad placements and understanding the YouTube ad metrics essential for tracking, these steps are vital for gaining full control over your YouTube campaigns.

Key YouTube Ad Metrics for Advertisers to Watch

To track your performance effectively, you must familiarize yourself with these YouTube video metrics. These fall into two primary categories: engagement metrics and campaign performance metrics.

Organic Engagement Metrics

Engagement metrics offer insights into viewer interactions with your content. Since these ads are hosted on YouTube, they naturally generate engagement similar to regular YouTube content (if published for public viewing). For advertisers whose goals align closely with viewer engagement, the following metrics are essential:

• Average View Duration: The mean length of time viewers watch your ad.
• Average Percentage Viewed: The average portion of your ad that viewers watch.
• Click-Through Rate (CTR): The percentage of organic impressions that lead to clicks.
• Impressions: The total number of times your video was displayed in search results.
• Likes & Dislikes: The number of positive and negative reactions to your ad.
• Subscribers Gained: The increase in channel subscribers attributed to your ad.
• Views: The total view count of your ad.
• Watch Time (Hours): The cumulative amount of time viewers have spent watching your ad.

You can access these metrics through the Analytics section of your YouTube Creator Studio.

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Further Reading

Differentiating Organic vs Paid Social Media Marketing Performance

With organic and paid social media working together, it’s easy for marketers to lose track of which efforts are driving results. Learn how to distinguish the key data points that highlight the success of your organic strategies versus the performance of your paid social advertising.

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Paid Ad Performance Metrics

To better analyze your YouTube ad campaigns, take note of these campaign performance metrics, accessible via Google Ads Manager:

• Clicks: The total number of clicks on your ad.
• Click-Through Rate (CTR): The percentage of ad impressions that resulted in a click.
• Conversions: The number of times a click on your ad led to a desired action.
• Cost per Acquisition (CPA): The average YouTube cost for each acquisition.
• Cost per Click (CPC): The average cost for each click generated from your video ad creative.
• Cost per Mille (CPM): The cost per thousand impressions.
• Cost per View (CPV): The average cost for each video view.
• Impressions: The total number of times your ad is shown.
• Video Completion Rate (VCR): The percentage of times your video ad was played to completion.
• Views: The total number of views your video received in a paid ad format.
• View Rate (VR): The percentage of impressions resulting from a view.

Know Which Metrics Matter For Your YouTube Ads Reporting

Having grasped the fundamental metrics, focusing on YouTube ads reporting is your next step. Organizing your reports and identifying the most pertinent metrics for particular YouTube ad campaigns pose essential questions.

But how do you determine which YouTube metrics are the most relevant for your specific campaigns, and how can you efficiently organize your reports? Here’s how you can identify the key metrics for your YouTube ads reporting:

Utilize a YouTube Ads Reporting Template

For a more standardized approach, consider using a YouTube ad reporting template. Our media buying team at Strike Social consistently relies on a set of core metrics for campaign monitoring across various advertising formats on YouTube. These templates provide a structured framework for tracking, allowing you to maintain focus on the metrics that directly impact your advertising objectives.

Given the unique nature of each campaign, this template should serve as a foundational guideline. It includes fundamental metrics suitable for a broad range of campaigns. However, based on the specific needs and goals of your individual campaign, you have the flexibility to tailor this template. This means adjusting and supplementing it with additional metrics necessary for a comprehensive view of your YouTube ads reporting.

Align your tracking efforts with your advertising strategy by including these standard YouTube ad metrics in your reports:

To illustrate how to tailor your metric tracking to specific campaign objectives, let’s examine two sample scenarios:

The Role of YouTube Ad Metrics in Campaign Analysis

YouTube ad metrics might seem like mere numbers on your screen, yet they are crucial in determining whether your advertising campaigns meet your brand’s objectives. For example, you might find your Sales campaign struggling due to insufficient view completions, preventing your audience from taking the desired action. Similarly, your Awareness campaigns could suffer from low impression counts, leading to inflated CPM.

Mastery of YouTube ads reporting equips you with the knowledge to navigate these challenges adeptly, allowing you to adjust strategies based on actual performance data rather than relying on assumptions or comparisons to other brands.

Ownership over your advertising benchmarks is as crucial as the strategic planning and execution of your campaigns. Media buyers and advertisers are not just participants in the YouTube advertising journey; you are the architects shaping future trends. By harnessing the insights provided by these metrics, you position yourself to make informed decisions and ultimately drive your brand towards its goals with precision and expertise.

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Maximize Your Reach by Exploring The Different Ad Formats on YouTube

If you’ve spent time on YouTube, you’ve encountered ads that pop up on your screen before the video starts or during the video you are watching. These ads aren’t random; they’re strategically placed to capture attention. And the good news is, you can utilize them too.

With a range of ad formats available to media buyers, you can expand your reach and tap into YouTube’s massive audience base. Join us as we explore the exciting possibilities of these YouTube advertising formats in this blog.

What Are The Different YouTube Ad Formats Available?

YouTube offers a variety of ad formats to cater to different viewing experiences, providing advertisers with a range of options to showcase their video ads. Let’s explore each available YouTube advertising format:

In-stream Ads

In-stream ads are video advertisements that appear before, during, or after a YouTube video. They come in both skippable and non-skippable formats, offering advertisers a cost-effective way to reach a broad audience. However, skippable ads allow viewers to skip after a few seconds, presenting a potential challenge for advertisers.

In-feed Ads

In-feed video ads seamlessly integrate into users’ YouTube feeds alongside organic content. These ads are highly targeted and blend naturally with the user experience, making them ideal for product consideration and retargeting campaigns.

Shorts Ads

Shorts ads are concise video or image ads that appear between Shorts in the YouTube Shorts feed. With a maximum duration of 60 seconds, these ads are strategically positioned within the Shorts feed, allowing advertisers to engage viewers with short, impactful content.

Outstream Ads

Outstream ads extend beyond the YouTube platform to Google Video Partners, allowing advertisers to reach audiences outside of YouTube. Despite being off-platform, these ads enable advertisers to connect with relevant audiences effectively.

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Further Reading

Reach Household Audiences with YouTube Connected TV Ads

Uncover the potential of YouTube CTV ads to engage audiences and build brand awareness. Explore effective ways to convert viewers into leads and drive customer growth.

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The Complete Breakdown of YouTube’s Video Ad Formats

Exploring the video ad formats available on YouTube is essential for understanding how your audience positions and views your ads. We will closely examine how the platform integrates them and analyze their integration.

In-stream

In-stream ads are inserted within other YouTube videos and can appear before (pre-roll), during (mid-roll), or after (post-roll) the main content. These ads may be skippable or non-skippable, depending on their length.

Skippable In-Stream Ads: Viewers can skip these ads after a few seconds.

Non-Skippable In-Stream Ads: Viewers must watch ads fully before proceeding to YouTube videos.

In-feed

These ads seamlessly integrate within the organic content in the YouTube feed, resembling organic videos with an “Ad” label. They offer high targeting precision and blend well with the user experience.

Another form of YouTube in-feed ads are the Masthead ads. These premium display ads appear at the top of the YouTube homepage for a set duration (only available through reservation via a Google sales representative).

YouTube Shorts

Short video ads, limited to 60 seconds, are displayed while scrolling within the YouTube Shorts feed.

Outstream

Video ads are displayed outside of YouTube on websites and apps partnered with Google’s video network and are available in various formats like banners or expandable video players.

Other YouTube advertising formats

How Do I Choose The Best YouTube Ad Format For My Campaign Goals?

Selecting the most suitable YouTube ad format requires alignment with your campaign objectives and target audience. 

For instance, integrating ads within searches and utilizing Google Video Partners can reach individuals outside the traditional YouTube user base but share interests with your target audience. Conversely, advertising directly on YouTube allows for precise targeting of users actively seeking relevant content.

Consider developing a comprehensive framework that evaluates these factors to facilitate decision-making. By carefully assessing your campaign objectives and understanding the distinctive characteristics of each ad format, you can make strategic choices to optimize your campaign’s performance.

Here’s a table summarizing the key characteristics and ideal uses for each YouTube ad format:

YouTube Ad Questions from Media Buyers

Can I have multiple YouTube ad formats in one campaign?

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• Yes, you can have multiple ad formats in one campaign to diversify your reach and engage with different audience segments.

• For example, Video View campaigns (VVCs) allow your ads to be placed across various formats like Skippable In-Stream, In-Feed, or Shorts.

Are bumper ads more effective than longer video ads?

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• The effectiveness of an ad depends on various factors, including the message, creativity, and target audience.

• Bumper ads, for instance, excel in building brand awareness due to their short length and lack of explicit call to action. On the other hand, longer video ads like non-skippable in-stream formats can be more effective for product consideration. These formats allow for storytelling and can prompt viewers to take action, such as clicking on a link or registering on a website.

Are there some YouTube ad formats that typically cost more than others?

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Absolutely! YouTube ad formats vary in cost, and some tend to be pricier than others. Here’s a general cost comparison based on industry reports and trends:

• Important Note: The actual CPV for your campaign can be higher or lower depending on factors like targeting, industry, competition, and even the time of year.

How do YouTube ads compare to other advertising platforms?

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• Advertising on YouTube already presents an opportunity to reach a broad audience.

• One advantage of advertising exclusively on YouTube is the transparency regarding the channels and videos where your ads appear, unlike expanding to Google Video Partners and the Search network, where it may be unclear which websites and search results feature your video ads.

What YouTube Ads Format Best Suits Your Campaign Goals?

As you progress in launching your YouTube ad campaigns, the process reveals itself to be more intricate than anticipated. With each step, you uncover many possibilities and encounter unexpected limitations. That’s why you have this trusted guide — a resource to turn to whenever you feel overwhelmed or uncertain about navigating through YouTube advertising.

Be sure to bookmark this page for future reference, as we’ll continue to update it with any new developments or insights that YouTube unveils. Keep your eyes peeled and hop on to our next YouTube blog to keep you informed.

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