With 2.5 billion active users, YouTube is an undeniably important channel for your marketing efforts. Knowing how to optimize your YouTube channel can help you increase your chances of discoverability and reach more people. As both a YouTuber and HubSpot‘s resident creator economy expert, I know a lot about YouTube and how to go viral … Read more
YouTube Shorts introduces new creation tools, including auto layout, text-to-speech, enhanced captions, and more. YouTube Shorts introduced new creation tools. New features include Auto Layout, Text-to-Speech, and enhanced captions. YouTube aims to simplify content creation and boost creator earnings. Source link
YouTube tests “Add Yours” sticker for Shorts, allowing creators to start trends and viewers to respond. YouTube is testing an “Add Yours” sticker for Shorts. The feature allows creators to initiate trends and viewers to respond. It’s currently available to a limited number of channels. Source link
YouTube is piloting a new experimental feature allowing users to add contextual notes to videos to provide supplemental information. The “Video Context Notes” feature, currently being tested on mobile in the United States for English language videos, allows invited contributors to write short annotations. Screenshot from: blog.youtube.com, June 2024. In its announcement, YouTube describes how … Read more
YouTube will launch a new “Thumbnail Test & Compare” feature for all channels over the next few weeks. This tool allows you to upload and test up to three different thumbnails for each video to see which performs best. How Thumbnail Testing Works The ‘Thumbnail Test & Compare‘ feature lets you upload multiple thumbnail options … Read more
As a youngster, way back in 2010, I remember watching a YouTube video that fascinated me. I was learning to play the keyboard at the time and came across an upload by MysteryGuitarMan that lets you play a song by clicking on piano keys displayed on the screen. My song of choice? “Mary had a … Read more
YouTube unveiled four new content and ad offerings at its 13th annual Brandcast at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center. Key announcements include: WNBA Friday night games: Google and Scripps Sports announced an agreement for YouTube TV to show the locally televised WNBA Friday night games on ION in both the home and away markets of … Read more
Google unveiled four Display & Video 360 updates during IAB NewFronts 2024 on Monday morning, while the YouTube evening reception failed to make any news during their Monday evening event. Why did Google hold one NewFront event on Monday morning and YouTube hold another one on Monday evening at the 2024 IAB NewFronts? There’s a … Read more
Great videos don’t happen by accident. Maybe they did once upon a time when candid shots turned into viral sensations in the earlier days of YouTube and Vine. Things have changed since, and you need to be more strategic with your YouTube content. That’s where YouTube analytics comes in. It pinpoints exactly what’s working and … Read more
Google unveils new YouTube Shorts ad products and creative strategies as the short-form video platform grows. Google launched new YouTube Shorts ad opportunities for brands. Google claims its “ABCD” framework can boost Shorts ad performance. YouTube Shorts’ growing audience offers potential for innovative brand connections. Source link
YouTube is a fantastic platform for chefs, food enthusiasts, and amateur cooks looking to showcase their recipes on a global scale. And why wouldn’t it be? Starting a channel offers numerous benefits, whether you intend to dedicate yourself entirely to the platform or use your cooking channel to boost visitors to your food blog. By … Read more
If I were a creator, one of the first channels I’d explore is YouTube affiliate marketing. Think about it: Whether you’re sharing a tutorial or a product review, you can add affiliate links to every YouTube video description you create. Not only that, but you can also stack multiple links to products you recommend without … Read more
In Q1 2024, MrBeast has retained his top spot as the most-subscribed YouTube individual on the social media platform. After MrBeast overtook PewDiePie in late 2022 to shake up the top most-subscribed on YouTube leaderboard, there has been even more movement in the last 12 months. At the beginning of YouTube, it was a long … Read more
Imagine that you head up digital marketing at Turner Sports or CBS Sports, which have the exclusive rights to license NCAA marks, tickets, and taglines in commercial promotions. Or suppose that your social video agency was just invited to pitch AT&T, Capital One, or Coca-Cola, which are official NCAA corporate champions. And you have an … Read more
YouTube growth strategies continue to be a hot topic among marketers. In fact, most marketers plan to increase their YouTube budgets this year and say the platform has the highest growth potential in 2024. Anytime you’re talking about YouTube growth (and I talk about growth a lot as the founder of Thompson Media Group), Jimmy … Read more
YouTube has announced the introduction of a new tool in Creator Studio that requires creators to disclose when their videos contain realistic content generated or altered by AI. As stated in YouTube’s announcement: “Viewers increasingly want more transparency about whether the content they’re seeing is altered or synthetic.” To address this growing demand, YouTube will … Read more
YouTube influencers are on a different level when it comes to business impact. The term “influencer” might be synonymous with Instagram and TikTok these days. Thing is, YouTube creators predate both and are the blueprint for what an “influencer” is today. And YouTubers have consistently built full-blown brands, media careers and product lines. These aren’t … Read more
If Ali Abdaal can’t think of a sufficiently intriguing thumbnail for his video ideas, he won’t even make the video. No matter how great the idea is, the YouTuber with 5 million subscribers revealed it’s not worth the effort of writing, recording, and editing a video if he doesn’t have a showstopper thumbnail for it … Read more
