This week we want to tackle a question that comes up often — whether your video should live on your website, your YouTube channel, or both! First thing’s first is understanding that YouTube, alone, isn’t a video strategy. YouTube should drive traffic to your website. MORE

If you’ve turned to YouTube like many other businesses, you need to know one rule–and it’s one that is tough for many to execute. Publish quality content on a regular basis for success; 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute so you need to ensure your video is worth watching. MORE

Last year at Sundance, YouTube unveiled a new ad format to brands : the unskippable, six second "bumper" ad. Suffering through 15, 30, or even 60 second pre-roll ads prompted so many head shakes and back button clicks that eventually YouTube added a skip button to their ads in 2009. MORE

What many don’t know, or haven’t explored yet, is the robust analytics tool that YouTube offers within its very own interface. YouTube Analytics, like any analytics tool, provides several ways to interpret data. ROI from YouTube is most often indirect. YouTube MORE

We're about to hit September, and you might be feeling anxiety about you or your family heading back to school, the busy season at your office, or the prospect of a limited number of beach days left in the year. MORE

“Wow, that YouTube video has got more than a million views already!” The YouTube view count is probably the most well-known statistic in social media. But the real truth is YouTube views don’t matter. Trying to get ranked higher on YouTube by getting more views. MORE

The number is a staggering 110 billion minutes per month, with the top four sites being Google, MSN (Windows Live/Bing), Facebook and YouTube. In April 2010 alone, visitors to YouTube accounted for 53% of world’s internet user population, spending an average of 110 minutes a month. MORE

For the last decade, the social option has lived almost exclusively in the land of YouTube, but since last year, Facebook has officially become a player in the video field. November 2015 marked the first month where more videos were uploaded to Facebook than posts containing links to YouTube. MORE

Titles help audiences and YouTube’s discovery systems make sense of your content. A video’s description field is valuable real estate, helping audiences and YouTube’s discovery systems understand what your content is about. YouTube recommends using an image (.JPG,GIF,BMP, MORE

When someone sends me a really great YouTube video, I always want to know who’s behind it. What makes something like a strong YouTube banner so great? What Makes a Good YouTube Banner? How to Make a YouTube Banner. 8 Cool YouTube Channel Art Examples. MORE

But did you know that YouTube, which is part of Google, has an incredible analytics offering as well? In fact, YouTube Analytics probably gives users more ways to slice and dice their data than any video platform ever has. Same goes for YouTube videos. MORE

Every day, five billion YouTube videos are watched around the world. The average YouTube session by any one viewer is roughly 40 minutes, up 50% from the previous year, according to Omnicore. Are you looking to use YouTube as a promotional outlet for your own products and services? MORE

One increasingly important place to do that is on YouTube, which is a video distribution website used by the masses (HubSpot included). What are the steps you need to take to optimize your YouTube channel for search? 7 YouTube Search Optimization Tips. MORE

It’s Google’s hub, from which YouTube, Google Business Pages, Google Mail, and even Google Apps for Business (which looks like it’s rebranding as Google + Business — interesting). The post Google integrating G+ Pages and YouTube Channels appeared first on Biznology. MORE

Odds are, they're more willing to watch a 2 minute long video on YouTube than on Twitter. To help you better engage your audience on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, we extracted insights from HubSpot's own social and YouTube data, and combined it with exisiting research in the area. MORE

New research suggests that video marketers may see more ROI on YouTube by targeting Baby Boomers, rather than Generation Xers and Millennials. Strike Social recently conducted the “YouTube’s Generational Divide” report in the third quarter of 2017. The data showed that Baby Boomers had a 10 percent higher view rate of marketing videos on YouTube, compared to Generation Xers and Millennials. MORE

However, consumers search – and discover – on many other platforms, including Amazon, Pinterest, YouTube and Instagram. YOUTUBE. According to Erickson, YouTube is more like a traditional search engine than other social channels. MORE

YouTube is one great social networking tool that helps brands to reach out to their customers in real time. Fashion retailer French Connection knew how often its target audience was asking this question, and happily responded by creating a YouTube channel: Youtique. MORE

In 2005, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim opened the doors to YouTube inviting content creators around the world to share their videos with a global audience. Just as YouTube made it easy for anyone to upload and share a video, so too must a modern OVP. MORE

While no one really has an explanation for those, Cenk Bulbul, YouTube’s head of strategy and insights , recently shared the necessary framework needed to make an effective video content channel that will resonate with your audience. This was one of the top 10 ads on YouTube,” he said. MORE

May 2nd marks a big day for YouTube. This is a huge shift for YouTube and its network of creators, and signals a move to mobile that has been coming for a long time. YouTube announced the change in a blog post , and was quick to point out their reasoning for this big move. MORE

They’re infinitely shareable: Content like this is a goldmine for Facebook and Twitter shares because it’s easy to watch, doesn’t require audio to be funny (even the barking dog video makes sense without the sound on) and is short enough that people will engage when YouTube autoplays it. MORE

If you’ve turned to YouTube like many other businesses, you need to know one rule, and it’s one that is tough for many to execute. Publish quality content on a regular basis for success; 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute so you need to ensure your video is worth watching. MORE

We use YouTube in fundamentally different ways when we’re using it for fun than when we’re using it for business. But when we’re in project mode, whether for business (B2B purchases) or personal (B2C purchases), we’re using YouTube in a fundamentally different way. MORE

Running a series of YouTube ads is one way to make sure more of your target audience finds the video content you've produced. The thing is, advertising on YouTube is very different from running a PPC or paid social campaign. What’s New With YouTube Advertising. MORE

If you enter the term “ecommerce seo” into YouTube, the following video shows up in the number one spot: It was published Jan 11, 2017 and was in the number one spot six months later. What does the number one ranking on YouTube really give you? How to Rank Number One on YouTube. MORE

If you are serious about live video streaming, Facebook and YouTube are the most obvious platforms and let’s be honest, the best choices out there. YouTube is not only the world’s largest video platform but the second largest search engine. MORE

YouTube is obviously the largest video hosting platform on the web, but it might not be the best choice for every business. To help you find the best fit for your company's unique needs, we compared YouTube directly against smaller, more niche platform Vimeo across a number of factors. MORE

There have been countless viral hits, memes, and even YouTube celebrities, but no single work that has changed how people tell stories online. Can you name a YouTube Red original?) The absence of those stories doesn’t mean YouTube is any less valuable than film or television. MORE

YouTube announced yesterday that it has modified the eligibility requirements for its Partner Program (YPP), which will change the ways and ability Creators can monetize their content on the platform. What YouTube’s New Partner Program Requirements Mean for Marketers. MORE

In previous Charts of the Week, we’ve focused on how YouTube videos are an important channel being used for documentation and product support. Don’t forget: people subscribe to your YouTube channel because they want to hear from you and learn about your company. MORE

In the great wide world of video (mobile or not), something that many businesses seem drop from their radar is YouTube closed captioning. So, you hit up YouTube and find the channel you’ve been searching for in less than thirty seconds. MORE

If you are promoting your company with video ads on YouTube, a portion of your targeted audience may be missing the message due to ad blocking software. In addition to squelching banners and other types of image and tech ads, ad blocking software can also block YouTube pre-roll ads. MORE

Last Friday, YouTube announced it work to further curb the spread of propaganda on its network -- this time, by adding a designated label to state-funded content. The label will appear below the video itself, and above its title broadcasters, as per the example below: Source: YouTube. MORE

Take Facebook and YouTube for example: YouTube is mature and diverse. YouTube is a video-first destination with a focus on maximizing video consumption, whereas Facebook is social first and focuses on ease of sharing. YouTube has a big focus on search, whereas Facebook does not. MORE

It looks like the marketer's cry for more data has reached YouTube's ears, and not too long after Facebook beefed up its analytics with new features for Facebook Insights. Here are the four latest features YouTube Analytics will tack on to the almost-defunked Insights. MORE

If you’re hoping to snag a young audience, you need to be on YouTube. In 2014, Variety reported that teens prefer YouTube stars to mainstream celebrities and movie stars—and those YouTubers wield a much larger influence. Then get ready to build the perfect YouTube channel. MORE

YouTube influencer marketing is an often-overlooked, but highly valuable component, of a strong marketing automation strategy. YouTube is just one platform where you can execute your influencer marketing strategy. On YouTube, nobody believes the hype unless they see it for themselves. MORE

Whether you’re outside on a run, traveling somewhere by train, or in a cafe with limited wi-fi service, you don’t want to stop what you’re doing if you run into connection problems, especially if you’re in the middle of watching YouTube videos. How to Download and Save YouTube videos. MORE

When people talk about today's most popular social sharing websites, YouTube often gets left out of the conversation in favor of sites like Facebook and Twitter. But don't be fooled: YouTube has a lot going for it. 20 YouTube Tricks, Hacks, and Features You'll Want to Know About. MORE

Most pre-roll ads on YouTube are something to be endured, muted, and skipped immediately after the mandatory five seconds have passed. For an ad to be sought out and consumed willingly on YouTube, it needs to stand out as an enjoyable, compulsively shareable story. Youtube Advertising MORE

If you're reading this article, then I probably don't need to tell you that video content accounts for over 74% of all online traffic , or that over five billion YouTube videos are watched every single day. How to Create a YouTube Channel. Daily Youtube Marketing MORE

Most YouTube ads do not deliver a measurable ROI for advertisers. Most of these videos are essentially made-for-TV commercials that have been uploaded to YouTube. For the most part they disregard the fact that TV and YouTube are very different platforms. MORE