Benefits of an advertising campaign on YouTube

It might be really surprising for you to find out that the average user spends up to 40 minutes per session on YouTube. Whiting this time period, the user is exposed to a lot of advertisements. That is the place for your small business.

The number of people using the Internet for their news and television programming is growing significantly. Therefore, instead of investing into a commercial on radio, television, or print, consider having an ad on YouTube. It will allow you to reach potential customers via a more targeted approach.

There are many benefits of YouTube advertising, including:

REACH

Based on the current statistics, YouTube has 1.3 billion users and they watch almost five billion videos every day. And this number wont’ stop increasing! Therefore, YouTube is a great opportunity for you to spread your message and reach millions of people that can eventually become your customers.

TARGETING

When it comes to targeting, YouTube provides many options to choose from, including:

·         Topic – the subject of the video content

·         Demographics 

·         Keywords 

·         Placements – specific pages relevant to ad

·         Category – interest

TIME

It turned out that users spend more time on YouTube than on other social networks available today. This is very effective for small business that try to draw more attention to their advertisements. If speaking about mobile users, the average session time spend on YouTube is more than 40 minutes.

COST

In terms of budget, with YouTube ads you pay per video view. A typical video ad runs between $0.10 and $0.30 per view. This depends on the quality of the video, your targeting and the overall goal.

It is for sure that everybody watching a YouTube video has seen the “Skip Ad” button. If so, you might be worried that you will have to pay for a view by the user who didn’t watch your entire ad. You don’t have to worry! YouTube doesn’t charge you for the first five seconds.

MEASURABLE

YouTube ads are more measurable if compared to TV advertising. You probably know how. You have the possibility to track the success of your video digitally by using clicks. Moreover, you can get in touch with your customer service representatives to find out where the consumer heard of your product or service. YouTube also allows advertisers to see when someone skipped your add as well as when people watched the video through YouTube’s Analytics.

So, is YouTube advertising worth giving a try? Definitely yes!