Drive the results you care about with YouTube Ads
Get started now with a YouTube campaign, and turn meaningful engagement into meaningful results for your brand.
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Create quality video ads that perform
Anyone can make a YouTube ad that gets results – even creating one right on your phone. Explore best practices.
Find your audiences, anywhere on their journey
Connect in relevant moments with Google AI to drive everything from brand awareness to consideration and sales.
Measure what matters, and optimize for the best results
Assess the metrics that are most important for your business to make sure every dollar is delivering results.
How to start advertising on YouTube
Create a channel for your business
Share what makes your business unique with a free YouTube channel. Introduce yourself to new audiences and engage with a community of passionate people who are looking for what you have to offer.
Create a video ad to tell your story
Set up a campaign and measure results
Why YouTube Ads
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According to a survey conducted by Kantar, if viewers in Canada could only watch one service for an entire year, the #1 platform they chose was YouTube. This was true for GenZ (18-26) viewers as well.1
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According to a survey conducted by Kantar, 61% of viewers in Canada agree that YouTube helps them decide what to purchase, outperforming the competitive average (49%).2
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According to a survey by Material, 53% of surveyed respondents in Canada said YouTube Shorts Ads introduces them to new brands/products, 6 points higher than other short-from video services.3
Guides to help you get started with YouTube Ads
Google Ads AI Essentials for Video
A guide on how to make the most of your YouTube advertising investment using Google AI solutions.
ABCDs of Effective Video Ads
Learn the basics of creating effective YouTube video ads.
Measure Your Results
Understand what’s working and what’s not for the most effective campaign.
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YouTube Ads success stories
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You know how you say a picture is worth a thousand words? Video is worth a million.
Njord Rota,
Owner, Majestic Heli Ski -
We are super grateful that YouTube has such an amazing marketing platform that lets us reach incremental audience.
Ryan Pamplin,
CEO, BlendJet -
YouTube Shorts helped Cider gain new customers at a 33% lower CPA.
Related resources
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Frequently asked questions
YouTube ads are compelling video campaigns with a range of video ad formats to engage customers in different ways on YouTube and across video partner sites.
There are many types of YouTube ad formats available:
- Skippable in-stream ads
- Non-skippable in-stream ads
- In-feed video ads
- Bumper ads
- Outstream ads and Accompanying Content
- Masthead ads
- Shorts ads
- Audio ads
Google Ads metrics help you measure the impact and performance of your YouTube ads campaign. Real-time metrics can track insights like how many people are viewing your ad, how engaged they are, and what actions they’re taking like website conversions, store visits, or in-app actions. Learn what you can measure and how it works by visiting the YouTube ads and metrics help page.
AI can help you build video campaigns and make the most of your YouTube ads investment. Google AI-powered solutions offer exciting new ways to create, enhance, and launch video campaigns that help drive high-impact results. Learn more about AIs role in video campaigns by visiting Google Ads AI Essentials: Video Campaigns Best Practices help page.
1 Google/Kantar, WhyVideo, n=2548 Gen Pop, n=693 GenZ (18-26), n=2548 weekly video viewers 18-64 (CA), fielded from (1/17/24-2/20/24). Competitive set includes 9 market competitors: Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Broadcast/Cable or Satellite TV, Tubi
2 Google/Kantar, WhyVideo, n=1167 Youtube viewers, n=2548 weekly video viewers 18-64 (CA), fielded from (1/17/24-2/20/24). Competitive set includes 9 market competitors: Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Broadcast/Cable or Satellite TV, Tubi
3 Google/Material, Power of YouTube Shorts, Canada, 2024, n=1,800, Ages 13-54 & watch YT Shorts at least once a month, Field Dates: 11/7/23 - 11/22/23
2 Google/Kantar, WhyVideo, n=1167 Youtube viewers, n=2548 weekly video viewers 18-64 (CA), fielded from (1/17/24-2/20/24). Competitive set includes 9 market competitors: Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Broadcast/Cable or Satellite TV, Tubi
3 Google/Material, Power of YouTube Shorts, Canada, 2024, n=1,800, Ages 13-54 & watch YT Shorts at least once a month, Field Dates: 11/7/23 - 11/22/23