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New Customer Acquisition Ads on YouTube Shorts
Reach cold audiences with compelling first-touch creative. On YouTube Shorts, new customer acquisition campaigns need creative built for 9:16, 15–60s formats that feel native to Shorts Ads placements.
New Customer Acquisition ads optimized for YouTube Shorts.
Video specs: 9:16, 15–60s.
Timeline: Ongoing, refreshed weekly.
Best for: search-intent audiences and longer consideration.
Why YouTube Shorts works for new customer acquisition
YouTube Shorts is search-intent audiences and longer consideration. For new customer acquisition campaigns, that means your podcast-style ads reach the right audience at the right moment — through Shorts Ads placements optimized for 9:16, 15–60s video.
Reach cold audiences with compelling first-touch creative. Podcads generates creative sized for YouTube Shorts automatically, so you can go from brief to live new customer acquisition campaign in minutes.
How to launch new customer acquisition ads on YouTube Shorts
Start Ongoing, refreshed weekly. Generate 3–5 podcast-style ad angles with Podcads, export in 9:16, 15–60s format, and launch to YouTube Shorts.
Brief your angles
Define 3–5 new customer acquisition message angles for YouTube Shorts.
Generate with Podcads
Get podcast-style ads formatted for Shorts Ads and other placements.
Launch and test
Upload to YouTube Shorts. Test angles against your new customer acquisition audience.
Iterate winners
Double down on winning hooks. Kill underperformers fast.
Common questions
Clear answers to help you decide if podcast-style ads are worth testing.
What YouTube Shorts ad format works best for new customer acquisition?
Shorts Ads tends to perform best for new customer acquisition campaigns. Podcads generates creative optimized for this placement.
When should I start new customer acquisition ads on YouTube Shorts?
Ongoing, refreshed weekly. Starting early gives you time to test angles before the peak window.
Ready to create ads that convert?
Generate podcast-style ads from one brief. More hooks, more cuts, more tests — without the studio overhead.