The Importance of Video Ads

Video ads are used to promote or sell a product or service. It is one of the most effective forms of digital advertising. Benefits include:

More Leads

90% of marketers share that videos helped generate leads

Increased Sales

87% of marketers say videos helped increase sales

Improved ROI

92% of marketers reveal that videos delivered a positive return on investment

Examples of Video Ads

ENGAGING ADS

In-Stream Videos

In-stream video ads have two types: skippable and non-skippable. Both play before, during or after videos, and they're best for reaching new audiences, driving traffic to your website, and generating leads.

MOBILE-ONLY ADS

Outstream Videos

These ads are embedded within websites and apps. They autoplay with the sound off, giving users the option to unmute when watching. Their objective is to widen reach among mobile users.

NON-INTRUSIVE ADS

In-feed VIdeos

These ads usually appear next to relevant videos or as part of search results. The ad pulls a thumbnail from your video with some text, encouraging viewers to click and leading them to a YouTube video or a landing page.

SHORT AND CONCISE ADS

Bumper Videos

These six-second ads play before, during or after other videos. Users usually can’t skip these videos and they capture attention quickly, helping build brand awareness.

Best Practices for VIdeo Ads

Make them relevant

For effective video ads, you should tailor them to suit different audience segments and customize them to suit the right format, aspect ratio, length, and messaging.

Design your video for silent viewing

Ensure your ads are understandable even without audio by using engaging visuals, animations, and subtitles.

Engage Early

Online viewers have short attention spans, so capture the viewer’s attention within the first few seconds with great editing.

Optimise for mobile

Many users view videos on their phones, so it’s essential that your video ads are mobile-friendly.

Benefits of Using Shotstack to Create Your Video Ads

MEET YOUR NEEDS

Scalable

Easily create thousands of versions of your video ads for different objectives, audiences or platforms without losing brand consistency, blowing your budget or wasting important resources.

FOCUS ON YOUR CUSTOMERS

Personalised

Deliver customised video ads to global audiences using multi-lingual voiceovers and tailor content to suit different channels and formats.

STREAMLINE YOUR WORKFLOW

Automated

Automatically generate video ads optimised for mobile, and desktop. Whether you want to work with your technical team or do it yourself, create stunning and unique videos with easy-to-follow documentation, comprehensive guides and tutorials.

CONNECT APPLICATIONS

Robust Integrations

Connect with leading third-party tools via our available integrations or use Make or Zapier to launch and distribute your video ads easily and quickly.