What is video advertising?
Video advertising involves creating a short and informative video (15, 30 or 60 seconds long) to promote your business to a targeted audience, giving you an opportunity to “talk” to potential customers. It’s made up of three main components:
01. Advanced TV
Advanced TV is the umbrella term that refers to several forms of streaming programming—pretty much any type of TV programming that isn’t broadcast, satellite, or cable TV. Unlike regular TV, advanced TV allows advertisers to show their ads to “cord cutters,” as well as to more targeted and engaged individuals. Reporting is also improved over traditional TV, and advertising is much more affordable! Some specific forms of advanced TV include:
- Connected TV (also referred to as “Over-the-Top” or “OTT”): Think of connected TV as using your TV to watch content through over-the-top TV devices (like Roku, Firestick, etc.), smart TV apps, or gaming consoles.
- TV Everywhere: TV Everywhere refers to the ability to watch TV everywhere and anywhere via login-required streaming apps, such as watching HBO GO on a tablet.
- Video on Demand (VOD): Video on demand is any video content watched AFTER its official release date or original air date and time, through a cable provider’s on-demand menu.
02. Online Video
Pre-roll is an online video advertisement that automatically plays before a user-selected video. Mid-roll is an online video advertisement that automatically plays in the middle of a user-selected video. Video Advertising is served through both mobile and desktop devices. These ads are commonly 15, 30, or 60 seconds long.
03. YouTube
YouTube ads are served to your target market and autoplay before a user‑selected YouTube video. Users must watch 5 seconds of the ad before they can hit “Skip Ad.”









