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DTC Podcast | Ep 577: Why Content Targeting on YouTube Is Beating Cheap CPVs

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Eric sits down with Dougie, Pilothouse’s Google Lead, to dig into why content targeting—specifically with YouTube Select—is outperforming audience-based targeting, even at premium CPMs. If you’ve been running low-cost YouTube campaigns with underwhelming results, this is the mindset shift you need.

For DTC brands tired of wasting money on passive YouTube impressions.

  • What YouTube Select actually is (and why it matters for performance)
  • How to think about placements vs. audiences
  • Why content congruence improves funnel performance
  • Scaling tips: what kind of brands can go big with Select
  • How to build creatives that match the content being watched

    • Who this is for: Brands spending serious dollars on YouTube, or considering a shift from Meta to a broader channel mix.

    What to steal:

    • Align creative to content before launch
    • Use Google reps to identify top indexed channels by persona
    • Treat YouTube Select like TV: flight-based, not daily budget-driven

      • Timestamps

      00:00 Content vs interest targeting

      02:01 Why content alignment converts

      04:02 YouTube Select explained

      06:02 Why low quality inventory fails

      08:04 How content based creative works

      10:03 Google and YouTube strategy shift

      12:02 Aligning creative to placements

      14:02 Meta and Google funnel synergy

      16:01 Scaling with YouTube Select

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