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PROMOTING YOUR

BUSINESS

Promote

You can create a Call-to-Action overlay to share more information about your video, raise interest in your

channel, or link to your website at no extra charge. Follow these steps to create a Call-to-Action overlay

for your video:

1.

If you haven’t already done so, link your YouTube channel and AdWords account by following

the directions on page 69.

2.

Click your

campaign

from the left column.

3.

Choose the

Videos

tab and find your video in the list.

4.

Click

Add Call-to-Action overlay

below your video and enter your headline, description, and

display and destination URLs. The destination URL can be your website, channel, or other online

destination.

Optional: Create a Call-to-Action Overlay

NOTE:

Your Call-to-Action overlay will remain active for TrueView in-search and in-display videos for the duration of

your campaign. It won’t be a permanent feature of your video.

The overlay appears as soon as the video

begins to play and can be closed by the user

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