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NEW LAUNCH: The Brand Marketer’s Playbook for YouTube Success in 2026

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YouTube Non-Skippable In-Stream Ads for Upper-Funnel Reach

The Essentials

These are upper-funnel, in-stream ads that users must watch in full. Non-skippable in-stream ads can be placed before, during, or after video content.

 

*It’s important to note that “30-second non-skippable” video ads can actually be anywhere from 16-30 seconds long, however these ads will ONLY show on Connected TVs (CTV).

Heart

Why Pix Loves Them

Ensures users view your whole message, helping drive brand awareness, engagement, and click-through rate.

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Limitations

Viewers have no choice in whether or not they view the ad.

Top KPIs:

VCR (Video Conversion Rate)

Brand Lift

CTR (Click-Through Rate)

Is Pixie contextual targeting available?

Yes

Ad length:

7 – 30 seconds*

Runs on:

YouTube

GVP (can disable)

Google TV (can disable)

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