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An advertiser wants to engage new users outside of YouTube and increase the reach of their campaigns. What tool should they use?

Manual bidding
Ad scheduling
Granular location targeting
Google video partners

Correct Answer

Google video partners

Why is this the correct answer?

They should use Google video partners. This is a network of publisher sites and apps beyond YouTube where Google video ads can serve, so a video campaign can reach people while they consume video content elsewhere on the web. Opting in typically increases unique reach and often at a lower cost per thousand impressions than YouTube inventory alone, which is why it is the standard answer for extending a video campaign's audience. Two practical notes apply. Performance should be reviewed by network, since video partner inventory behaves differently from YouTube and may suit some objectives better than others, and the same brand suitability controls and placement exclusions should be applied there, so the extra reach does not come at the cost of where the brand appears.

Why are the other options wrong?

Manual bidding

Manual bidding controls how much is bid. It does not add inventory beyond YouTube.

Ad scheduling

Ad scheduling decides when ads run, which restricts rather than extends reach.

Granular location targeting

Granular location targeting narrows delivery geographically, again reducing rather than increasing reach.

Real-world example

A insurance brand nearing saturation on YouTube opts into Google video partners. Unique reach rises 26% in a month at a lower blended CPM, with the same content exclusions applied across both networks.

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