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Break Through an Ad Performance Plateau

How we leveraged YouTube Ads to drive better Google Search Ads performance

Adam Treboutat · February 10, 2025 · Paid Media

$700K
6%
3.5%
$0.75

A $700K/Month Client Thought Google Search Was Tapped Out

My $700K/mo ad spend client thought Google Search was tapped out.

Now CAC is down 6% without touching Search ads.

Here's what happened: I wanted to generate more awareness by running YouTube ads. But I needed data to justify the investment.

So I ran a Google Ads YouTube lift study for this lead gen client.

The Impact

6%

CAC reduction without touching Search ads

"CAC is down 6% without touching Search ads."

Lift Study Results

YouTube Ads Drove Measurable Brand Lift at Scale

The results were clear — YouTube awareness campaigns delivered tangible, measurable performance improvements across the board.

3.5%

Absolute Brand Lift

Non-skippable YouTube ads drove a 3.5% absolute brand lift at just $0.75 per lifted user.

$10+

CPCs on This Account

YouTube Reach Ads is an extremely efficient way to generate awareness — even on accounts with high CPCs.

6%

Drop in Search CAC

I scaled the effort and saw tangible results quickly. Including a 6% drop in Search CAC.

Key Insights

What We Learned From the Lift Study

Key insights from the test:

01 / Ad Format

Skippable Ads Won

Skippable ads performed better than non-skippable ads.

02 / Funnel Strategy

The Classic Funnel Still Works

Even in today's digital world, the classic marketing funnel (awareness, consideration, decision) is still very relevant. What's changed is how we can sharpen our techniques and tools to better measure and execute.

03 / Measurement

No More Leap of Faith

Top-of-funnel awareness campaigns don't need to be a leap of faith. Modern tools like lift studies allow us to gather intermediate data to measure effectiveness before scaling.

04 / Results

Breakthrough Performance

With YouTube reach ads we broke through what seemed like a performance plateau.

Let me know if you'd like to chat more about this. Happy to walk you through the setup we did. Your Google rep will ultimately need to be the one to set it up with you.

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