Mistargeted YouTube Ad of the Day

We've covered poorly optimized YouTube ad campaigns before, but while many ad campaigns fail due to a lack of planning or management, sometimes even the most basic, well-intentioned SEO efforts can result in ad placements that are not ideal for reaching your target audience. Take the following example:

How does a search for "bob the builder games" result in a risqué ad placement for boots? A likely scenario is that the purchaser bought the keywords "body builder" and "body building" but neglected to specify that queries should be matched against the full keyword phrase. As a result, the ad will show up in queries for "body", "building", or "builder". This type of oversight is easy to make, but can be a costly handicap to your YouTube advertising efforts. Fortunately, Google's AdWords has systems in place to mitigate this kind of ad mismatch (including classifications for family-safe content), and spot low-conversion campaigns early on.

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Have you seen any mismatched YouTube placements recently? Share them in the comments!

Posted by Jon Prusik
Thursday, 24 January 2013