video ads

In today’s digital landscape, attention is everything and YouTube is where that attention lives. With billions of users, laser-sharp targeting, flexible budgets, and measurable performance, advertising on YouTube isn’t just a trend it’s a strategic advantage.

SKIM THIS ARTICLE:Digital Dominance: Political candidates are shifting to digital advertising for the 2024 election, projected to consume 28% of campaign spending—up nearly triple since 2020. The use of Over-the-Top (OTT) ads allows for broad, targeted outreach, making it easier to engage voters regardless of location

I grew up in Syracuse, New York which is known for two things: snow and Syracuse University sports. While most people are familiar with the longtime Syracuse basketball head coach, Jim Boeheim, but my favorite thing about Syracuse University is football

Sometimes it happens when I’m stressed. Sometimes it happens when my husband leaves his dirty clothes RIGHT next to the laundry basket

Update: Facebook shuttered Jobs on Facebook (February 2023) and Instant Articles (April 2023)R-E-C-R-U-I-T- Find out how to do it dig-it-tal-ly! It seems like no matter where you’re going these days, you’re constantly seeing signs hanging in the windows or in the ground outside a business stating, “We’re Hiring” or “Apply Here” or “Join Our Team.”  I’ve seen it everywhere; the grocery store, local restaurants, trucking companies, drug stores, and hair salons

Video ads keeping getting more popular with advertisers and brands are seeing the value. 85% of brands use video marketing in 2020, which is up from 63% in 2017

How many times have you been trying to hang a picture on a wall and you want to see if it’s level, but you’re too lazy to go out to the garage or basement and get a level? Well, now you don’t have to because there’s an app for that! There is also an app that you can use if you are trying to lose weight and want to count your calories for the day. If you can’t find your car in a parking lot, there’s an app that will tell you where you parked, and it will read it to you in a pirate voice (for inquiring minds, the name of that app is Carr Matey)

Before we go full throttle into all the different ways in which auto dealers can utilize digital ads to drive traffic into their dealerships and increase sales, I couldn’t resist throwing in some fun puns to start us off. There is no denying that the automotive vertical is one that is fueling the advertising industry

In the Disney movie “Up”, there is a dog named Dug that gets distracted easily every time he sees a squirrel. No matter what he is doing, if he sees a squirrel, he stops and tracks it

Alright, so a Native Ad walks into a bar and sees a Video Adand says “hey there, video; you sure do make quite the impression” and 9 monthslater we have the newest addition to our digital toolbox- Native Video ads!  When we talk about Native ads, we explain that they match the look, feel, and visual context of whatever website or app that they are appearing on, and on any device. These ads don’t necessarily look like ads, which allows for them to have a higher click through rate and bypass some ad blocking software that a user might have installed on their web browser

Ummm, yah, you should. 80% of Internet users can remember a video ad that they have seen in the last 30 days

Facebook is consistently looking for better ways for advertisers to reach more of their users. Recently, this has led to substantial targeting changes and improvements to both Facebook and their image based counterpart, Instagram