Why YouTube Podcast Ads Don't Work as Well as Audio Ads

Oxford Road and Podscribe studied over 1,000 advertising campaigns across 100+ brands to compare how well podcast ads work on YouTube versus audio-only platforms. They found that YouTube podcast ads convert 25% worse than audio ads. The study looked at real purchase data and found that 78% of brands saw lower response rates when more people watched their ads on YouTube instead of listening to audio. This matters because many advertisers have been treating YouTube views and audio downloads the same way when planning their campaigns and budgets. The research suggests that people behave differently when watching versus listening to podcasts, which affects how they respond to advertisements. The report includes a 10-step action plan for brands, creators, and publishers to improve their podcast advertising strategy. This is the first major study to directly compare video and audio podcast ads using actual sales results. The findings could change how the podcast industry prices and measures video podcast advertising.

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