Top 5 YouTube Ads and 7 Concepts We Learn From Them

Top 5 YouTube Ads and 7 Concepts We Learn From Them

Do you know what are considered to be the Best YouTube ads in 2015? Google asked ad makers, brand shapers, copywriters, and coders to vote on their favorite YouTube Video Ads.

Let’s start from the top. We will dissect these later on.

This one is still one of the best commercials I have seen. Love It!

I want you to pay attention to these ads. There’s lot we can learn from these winners. This is consumers voting on what they like to see and share. Ever since YouTube came out, consumers have been screaming to advertisers. They have been telling us to change our ways and produce videos that move them.

Think about it…Consumers now have the power to engage, comment, share, and click. Here are some trends from some of the top YouTube video ads.

1. Tell The Truth!

Dollar Shave Club is the perfect example. Mike was able to share everything from the brand’s persona to its value proposition all while oozing authenticity. It worked…launching his business into millions.

2. Entertain them First.

YouTube is a place where people are looking to be entertained. Here is a great example of a video ad that we produced. Our first job was to grab their attention and the second was to keep it. This was a video created specifically for YouTube ads. We interacted with the “skip” button. How do we know this worked? By reading the comments. How often do you have people like your YouTube ads?

3. Be Interactive.

Old spice is a perfect example of how to interacts with your audience. It’s brilliant and the whole campaign has to be the absolute best on YouTube. Millions of views, subscribers and publicity.

By the way…

A very powerful way to engage your audience is by creating an interactive video. It’s like a choose your own adventure. You can go here to read more about it.

http://marketinghy.com/2015/02/interactive-video-advertising-plus-your-story-equals-amazing-results/

4. Take All The Time You Need.

This is one of the powerful aspect of running ads on YouTube. You’re not restricted by time. It kills me when companies use 15 second TV commercials and think they will perform on YouTube. Video ads are about having a conversation with your audience. This is hard to do in 30 seconds. Now, don’t go out and create a 20 minute video. (2 to 3 minutes is plenty).

“It’s time to break free of the 30-second spot. Nike’s “Winner Stays” video, which has more than 115 million views, is more than four minutes long. Your story doesn’t have to fit into a timeframe of 15 or 30 seconds anymore; it just has to be a story viewers want to watch.”

5. Tell A Story.

This is pretty difficult because you have to shift you mind set from an ad maker to a story teller. This takes a lot of thought and energy. “The Scarecrow,” has to be one of the best videos for telling a story. I have written about it before, but I just can’t stop bringing it up. If you are going to take the time to create a video ad…Why Not Make It Epic?

6. Have Fun!

Have a bit of fun with your audience, play with the skip button, or pull some pranks. Our company is going to come out with a couple of funny ads in the coming weeks. We are going to interact with the skip button. Look for it.

7. Don’t quit.

YouTube video ads needs to be an on going process. You will most likely bomb your first time, but that does not mean you should quit. Keep creating and keep entertaining. Eventually you will fail enough to succeed.

Gone are the days when ads lived in one medium and are constantly being restricted. You can see that businesses can really change the paradigm with YouTube ads. You can now tell your story for practically free and if that doesn’t work we suggest you start running YouTube ads.

YouTube video ads (also known as Pre-roll ads) are a great way to get your message in front of your target audience. There are so many things you can do with YouTube. It really needs to be a part of your Marketing plan in 2015.

If you need help with running YouTube Pre-roll ads please let us know. We have a couple of tips and trick that will help you dominate.