YOUTUBE
Bad for creators, good for advertisers
YouTube will start showing ads on non-monetized videos on June 1st.
The background: Previously, YouTube only showed advertisements for videos that were part of its Partner Program (where creators earned a percentage of the ad revenue).
The fist change: YouTube announced in November that it will begin showing ads for videos that are not part of their Partner Program.
To be a part of YouTube’s Partner Program, a creator must meet certain criteria. This means that creators who were unable to meet the requirements would have advertisements displayed on their videos without being compensated. Many people were outraged by this.
This change only applied to users in the United States, however.
The second change: YouTube has now announced that this will be extended to all users worldwide, not just those in the US. Now, creators who are not part of YouTube’s Partner Program and who live outside of the US will also see ads on some of their videos.
Good for advertisers: This change may be tough for creators, but it’s good news if you’re an advertiser:
- You’ll have a greater reach; your ads will be seen by more people.
- You may also get lower CPMs (at least temporarily) as the “supply” of videos goes up. This will depend on how many videos YouTube is willing to show ads on.
ADVERTISING
Google wants your app advertising dollars
App advertising has been severely hampered since iOS 14.5. Looks like Google is trying to fix that.
The company has introduced several new features for app advertisers:
- Desktop users can now see Android App ads. Previously, you could only run Android app campaigns on mobile.
- Google Analytics for Firebase can now be integrated without coding. Before, you had to dabble with code if you wanted to create a custom in-app event. You can now do it directly from the Analytics interface. Google says that if you use Analytics for Firebase conversions, you could see a lift in installs and in-app events.
- Google has introduced data-driven attribution for deep linked campaigns. The whole purpose is to help you determine which mobile web ad clicks resulted in a user purchasing something within your app.
The Crew’s Take: We can’t help but notice that many of these updates address various reach and attribution issues that Apple introduced with iOS 14.5. We wonder if this is just the beginning of Google attempting to fill in a gap left by Apple’s ATT update.
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SOCIAL MEDIA
10 tactics to not suck at social media
If you don’t know how to entertain your audience, you’ll definitely find inspiration from one of these 10 tactics accompanied by examples that Chris Hladczuk shared.
- Use stats + current events: The example here is from Morning Brew, sharing how the viewership of Oscars has dramatically decreased over the years.
- Pick a fight by making a joke: Call out your competitors about something unfair or wrong they do, but do it in a funny way. For the topic of the fight, you can use the most common complaints your competitor gets. For instance, if you sold chips, you could make a joke about Lay’s selling basically-empty bags. This is a common meme as well that your followers may appreciate.
- Pick an inside joke: It can be either a joke about your customers, or something that only your audience would understand and relate with. For instance, we make jokes about Mark Zuckerberg sometimes. The example made by Chris Hladczuk is Chipotle calling out their customers for stealing lemonade, but in a funny way.
- Giveaway what people want most: It can be cash, your products, or whatever you know your audience craves.
- Capitalize on a trend: The example here comes from Buy Me a Coffee giving away dogecoin. It might be too late now to capitalize on that… But whatever is trending in your industry, you can leverage it.
For more tactics and examples, check out the post here.
ROUNDING UP THE STACK
ADVERTISING: Flurry has changed the way it calculates the percentage of users who opt in to Apple’s new tracking dialog. They now have a 24 percent “daily opt-in rate across apps that have shown the prompt.”
TIKTOK: Subcultures are the new demographics. Or, at least, that’s what TikTok wants you to believe. If you work in B2C, this is an interesting post that will make you reconsider how you segment your audience.
SEO: Google wants you to know more about the websites you visit. They’ve just rolled out the “About This Result” feature globally.
FACEBOOK: How is Facebook reviewing your ads before they go live? The company published this blog post in which they explain the process on a high level.
ADVERTISING: There appears to have been a significant shift in ad spending in the US in April.
GOOGLE: RSS has returned! This time, it’s straight into Chrome. We hope that e-commerce sites do not abuse this by creating RSS feeds with “discount announcements.”
TIKTOK: People waste, uh, spend more time on TikTok than you think. Turner Novak compared the total amount of time spent on TikTok versus Instagram.
BRAIN TEASER
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POOLSIDE CHAT
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Why don’t you mind your own business?
It’s the message that Apple is sending with this video.
And chances are that you won’t like it.
The plot: The video is a bit… Creepy. A guy goes into a coffee shop and gets a coffee. After he exits, the bartender starts to follow him, getting in the same taxi.
The taxi driver then asks the guy with the coffee about his name and date of birth. He gets a response from the bartender.
If you want to see the epic conclusion of this, watch the whole video here. What did you think?