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Topics Targeting

The Essentials

Ads run on content that matches chosen categories (e.g., “Fitness,” “Finance,” “Travel”).

Why Pix Loves Them

Allows for broad reach across many relevant contexts, is easy to scale without needing deep keyword lists, and is most useful for brand awareness campaigns.

Limitations

Less precise than audience or keyword targeting, adds more of a risk of wasted impressions if topic categories are too broad, and is not always tied to exact user intent

Top KPIs

Impressions/Reach

Brand Lift/Recall

Networks

YouTube

Google Display

Discover (some formats)

Ad Formats

In-stream (skippable & non-skippable)

Bumper

In-feed video discovery

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