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Is YouTube serving up more pre-roll & mid-roll video ads?

SEO consultant and podcast host Dan Shure spotted six total ads displayed during a 17-minute video.

Amy Gesenhues on June 29, 2018 at 2:22 pm
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SEO consultant and podcast host Dan Shure has noticed a sizeable uptick in the number of pre-roll and mid-roll ads being served up on YouTube videos he has viewed during the last week.

While logged into his Google account, Shure says, YouTube delivered six total ads during a 17-minute video from the Maschine Masters channel: two pre-roll ads (both of which were skippable), two ads that showed up one-third of the way through the video, and then two more ads that displayed two-thirds of the way through the video.

Here’s a video from Shure highlighting YouTube’s pre-roll ad notification, specifying two ads:

Shure was unable to trigger the multiple mid-roll ads in the video he shared, but others confirmed on Twitter that they have also witnessed similar upticks in YouTube ads recently.

When asked for comment, a YouTube spokesperson emailed the following response:

Our goal is to ensure ads are useful and relevant to users. The amount of ads that a user sees will vary based on a number of factors including ad preferences and the dynamics of auction and advertiser demand.

In other words, Google is not confirming whether or not it is testing putting more pre-roll and mid-roll ads in YouTube videos. It seems obvious, however, that the company’s aim is to drive more revenue for both YouTube and the publishers monetizing their content.

With the launch of Instagram’s IGTV, making a wider space for brands and influencers, along with Facebook’s continued efforts to build out video resources and monetization opportunities for creators, YouTube is facing greater competition than ever before. But there’s a delicate balance in stacking video content with more ads, while at the same time creating optimal viewing experiences for audiences.

YouTube’s unverified tests point to the possibility that it is experimenting with just how much ad inventory a video can take.


Opinions expressed in this article are those of the guest author and not necessarily Marketing Land. Staff authors are listed here.



About The Author

Amy Gesenhues
Amy Gesenhues was a senior editor for Third Door Media, covering the latest news and updates for Marketing Land, Search Engine Land and MarTech Today. From 2009 to 2012, she was an award-winning syndicated columnist for a number of daily newspapers from New York to Texas. With more than ten years of marketing management experience, she has contributed to a variety of traditional and online publications, including MarketingProfs, SoftwareCEO, and Sales and Marketing Management Magazine. Read more of Amy's articles.

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