In the last year and a half, Crayola has grown their YouTube subscriber base by 400,000, and recently surpassed the one million subscriber milestone. Crayola’s legacy of colorful self-expression seeded itself 120 years before the first YouTube video was posted. Yet the creativity icon’s YouTube content strategy is rooted in translating the magic found in … Read more
Google has reportedly told the EU it won’t add fact-checking to search results or YouTube videos, nor will it use fact-checks to influence rankings or remove content. This decision defies new EU rules aimed at tackling disinformation. Google Says No to EU’s Disinformation Code In a letter to Renate Nikolay of the European Commission, Google’s … Read more
Users in the U.S. spend around 26.20 hours on YouTube each month. That’s a whole lot of minutes that you can tap into if you know how to optimize your YouTube videos to maximize your reach! Whether you’re an aspiring content creator looking to build a following and establish a presence on YouTube, a small … Read more
YouTube can be an effective source of B2C or B2C customers, but most companies look at it through the wrong lens: a performance channel. The desire for companies to immediately squeeze customers out of YouTube content is holding them back. After helping dozens of companies expand from SEO to YouTube, I’ve discovered that YouTube is … Read more
There are tons of reasons you want to be on YouTube, building an audience, and getting discovered in the YouTube algorithm. YouTube is the second most popular website in the world, and YouTube videos can appear in Google Search results. This makes a YouTube presence a combined social media and SEO strategy. Entire businesses can … Read more
Although YouTube is owned by Google, it’s a unique platform with a different approach to algorithms and discovery to Google Search. YouTube’s systems take a viewer-first approach, evaluating a user’s preferences and interests based on the data it has about their viewing habits and pulling lists of videos unique to that user. It also prioritizes … Read more
Looking for YouTube tools? Good! Because as the platform continues to boom, brands can use all the help they can get when it comes to gaining more viewers. But despite how competitive YouTube is, there’s plenty of attention to go around. In this article, we break down a variety of YouTube tools that can help … Read more
I‘m always inspired by the creativity that goes into YouTube banners. But if you’re anything like me, you’ve probably wondered how you can create one for your own channel. Well, you’re in luck — I’m here to uncover some of the best-kept secrets about YouTube banners. In this article, you’ll learn what makes the best … Read more
Although YouTube is owned by Google, it’s a unique platform with a different approach to algorithms and discovery to Google Search. YouTube’s systems take a viewer-first approach, evaluating a user’s preferences and interests based on the data it has about their viewing habits and pulling lists of videos unique to that user. It also prioritizes … Read more
YouTube’s latest weekly update highlights new creator features, including expanding longer Shorts, launching images on Quiz posts for Android, and broader access to the Brand Connect tab in YouTube Studio. Longer Shorts Update YouTube has finished rolling out updates allowing Shorts videos ranging from 1 to 3 minutes to be displayed accordingly in the subscriptions … Read more
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Despite the rise in popularity of short-form video, I was surprised to discover that YouTube sees the highest usage among social media platforms by video marketers, surpassing TikTok and Instagram. According to HubSpot Blog research, YouTube was the most successful social media platform in 2023, growing by 79% year-over-year. Of the marketers surveyed, 95% said … Read more
YouTube is introducing “Gifts, Powered by Jewels,” which lets people support creators during vertical livestreams. This signals YouTube’s push into the virtual gifting space that TikTok has capitalized on for years. Key Features “Gifts, Powered by Jewels,” is available for members of the YouTube Partner Program in the United States and offers new ways to … Read more
YouTube expands Shorts monetization with new ad controls, measurement tools, and creator partnerships. Advertisers can now run campaigns exclusively in Shorts feed or focus on horizontal content. New interactive stickers and animated ads will enhance advertising options by year-end. YouTube is expanding measurement capabilities with third-party sales lift tracking and improved Brand Lift surveys. Source … Read more
YouTube’s latest update introduces experimental features to enhance creator analytics and community engagement, Additionally, YouTube is rolling out improvements to brand collaboration. Key Updates Data Stories YouTube is testing a “data story” feature in its Studio mobile app that helps creators understand their video performance. This tool provides a visual breakdown of the first 24 … Read more
Trying to get more views on YouTube can often feel like screaming into the void. (*“Hello? Is anyone there?”*) It can be disheartening to stay stuck with the same 100–200 views. In this article, I’ll share 13 actionable strategies for increasing your YouTube videos’ views. Your videos can get discovered in one of four ways: … Read more
YouTube announced an expansion of its AI-generated video summaries feature alongside several platform updates. AI Summary Expansion AI-generated summaries, previously tested on select English-language videos, will now reach a broader global audience. According to YouTube’s official announcement: “These video summaries use generative AI to create a short basic summary of a YouTube video which provides … Read more
Alphabet Inc. reported its third-quarter earnings, with revenues reaching $88.3 billion, a 15% increase from last year. The Google parent company’s operating margin expanded to 32% from 27.8% year-over-year, while net income rose 34% to $26.3 billion. During the earnings call, the company highlighted the growing role of AI across its products and services. Google … Read more
SEO professionals are on the verge of a new era. With hindsight, the previous epoch could be called “The Age of the One-Trick Pony.” It began back in 2002 when Google passed more than a dozen crawlers and directories to become the dominant search engine. If you learned how to improve a website’s visibility in … Read more
