Summary

Embed a YouTube™ video as an advertisement - but unlike the standard YouTube ad, when the user clicks on the video, it opens and plays in a modal instead of in the sidebar, with an optional message below the embedded video. Set any width or height while being responsive and mobile friendly. It even tracks plays and views in a less-than-perfect but clever manner.

Ad Preview

Examples / Ideas

Here are some examples or ideas for this ad format:

Event Tracking

In addition to core event tracking, this ad format also tracks these events:

  • Loads: How many times the video was fully loaded on the page
  • Plays: How many times the video was played
  • Pauses: How many times the video was paused
  • Watched 25%: How many times at least 25% of the video was watched
  • Watched 50%: How many times at least 50% of the video was watched
  • Watched 75%: How many times at least 75% of the video was watched
  • Completions: How many times the video was watched until the very end

Setup / Inputs

These are the fields / inputs taken to generate this ad. In general, inputs are not required. That said, these inputs are how you customize the ad!

Inputs
Default
Description
YouTube Video URL
Default https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3khELuQs8Aw
Description The URL link of the video you want to display
Width
Default 300
Description The width of the ad, in pixels
Height
Default 250
Description The height of the ad
Destination
Default http://broadstreetads.com
Description Where the user should be taken when they click the 'Additional Text' which can be set below
Popup Height
Default 400px
Description The height of the video popup
Popup Width
Default 500px
Description The width of the video popup
Additional Text Linked?
Default True
Description Should the additional text be linked to the destination?
Pop Immediately?
Default True
Description Should the popup show immediately?
Cap
Default 1
Description If the popup is immediate, the number of times the pop should show per 'Display Period'
Period
Default 86400
Description If the popup is immediate, Default is 1 day. The number of seconds that should pass before the pop is displayed to the user again

Embed An Example In Your Media Kit

Customers who wish to embed the example on some "Media Kit" page on their website can do so in one of two ways:


Option 1: If you have Wordpress and the Broadstreet plugin, you can use this shortcode anywhere in any post to render the example.

[broadstreet ad="63285"]

Option 2: If you do not have Wordpress, or choose not install the Broadstreet plugin, you can embed this javascript code snippet into your post:

<div street-address="63285"></div><script>
    (function(d, s) {
    // CLICK MACRO AND CONFIGURATION SECTION
    var destination = '%%CLICK_URL_ESC%%';
    // DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE
    var js, bjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];
    js = d.createElement(s); js.async = true;
    js.src = "//ad.broadstreetads.com/display/63285.js?sa=1&"
        + (window.broadstreet ? 'init=0' : '')
        + (destination.indexOf('CLICK_URL_ESC') >= 0
        ? '' : '&destination=' + destination);
    bjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, bjs);
    }(document, 'script'));</script>