youtube-ads

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When the user wants to run YouTube ads, set up TrueView or Bumper campaigns, or optimize video ad creative. Also use when the user mentions "YouTube ads," "TrueView," "Bumper ads," "YouTube Discovery," "video ads," "YouTube campaign," or "in-feed ads." For organic YouTube, use youtube-seo.

Install

npx skills add https://github.com/kostja94/marketing-skills --skill youtube-ads

SKILL.md

---name: youtube-adsdescription: When the user wants to run YouTube ads, set up TrueView or Bumper campaigns, or optimize video ad creative. Also use when the user mentions "YouTube ads," "TrueView," "Bumper ads," "YouTube Discovery," "video ads," "YouTube campaign," or "in-feed ads." For organic YouTube, use youtube-seo.metadata: version: 1.0.1---

Paid Ads: YouTube Ads

Guides YouTube advertising: TrueView, Bumper, and Discovery (in-feed) formats. Use this skill when planning or optimizing YouTube ad campaigns. For Google Search/Display/PMax, see google-ads. For organic YouTube optimization, see youtube-seo.

When invoking: On first use, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On subsequent use or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.

Initial Assessment

Project context: Read root contextus.md when present and load only the modules relevant to this task. Without Contextus, use available project material or user-provided facts and ask for missing information; do not create a parallel context system.

Identify:

Goal: Awareness, consideration, conversion
Budget: Bumper cheaper; TrueView for scale
Creative: Existing video or net-new

Ad Formats

Format	Length	Skippable	Best For
TrueView Skippable	12 sec+	After 5 sec	Reach; large audiences
TrueView Non-skippable	15–20 sec	No	Full message; guaranteed view
TrueView for Action	—	—	Conversions; CTA-focused
Bumper	6 sec or less	No	Brand awareness; memorable; lower cost
Discovery (In-Feed)	Thumbnail + text	—	Search, related videos, homepage; interest targeting

Format Selection

Goal	Format
Brand awareness	Bumper
Website traffic	TrueView
Conversions	TrueView for Action
Interested audiences	Discovery

Creative Guidelines

Bumper: Quick, memorable; brand message in 6 sec
TrueView: Hook in first 5 sec (skippable); deliver value before skip
Discovery: Thumbnail + headline; appears like organic video

Output Format

Format recommendation
Creative specs (length, hook, CTA)
Targeting notes
Pre-launch checklist

Related Skills

google-ads: Google Ads platform; YouTube runs through Google Ads
youtube-seo: Organic YouTube; video optimization
video-marketing: Video script, hook structure
paid-ads-strategy: When to use video ads; channel selection

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