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NEW LAUNCH: The 2026 YouTube & CTV Media Agency Survey

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YouTube Shorts for Efficient Reach or Views

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The Essentials

YouTube Shorts are top-of-funnel, vertical videos that loop continuously until you swipe up. These live on a channel like any other horizontal video, but are also discoverable on the Shorts tab.

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Why Pix Loves Them

Reaches highly engaged audiences via fresh, trending content from Shorts creators in an easily consumable, mobile-first way.

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Limitations

Not optimal for horizontal/desktop-first ad creative and campaigns.

Not well-suited for VCR (Video Completion Rate) goals.

Top KPIs:

Impressions

Click-Through-Rate (CTR)

Is Pixie contextual targeting available?

Yes

Ad length:

60 seconds or less (0:01s-0:60s)

Runs on:

YouTube

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