{"id":37841,"date":"2025-12-11T18:20:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T12:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/?p=37841"},"modified":"2026-06-16T12:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T07:15:09","slug":"brand-links-and-comments-are-now-in-youtube-shorts-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/latest-youtube-updates\/brand-links-and-comments-are-now-in-youtube-shorts-ads\/","title":{"rendered":"Creator Links and Comments are Now in YouTube Shorts Ads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New ad features are now available for YouTube Shorts Ad. The advertisers can now turn on comments. The Short Ads that are eligible will get the comment option. The creators can add featured brand website links to the ad, and the Shorts Ad placement will now be on mobile web.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/latest-youtube-updates\/brand-links-and-comments-are-now-in-youtube-shorts-ads\/#What_are_the_Latest_Shorts_Updates\" title=\"What are the Latest Shorts Updates?\">What are the Latest Shorts Updates?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/latest-youtube-updates\/brand-links-and-comments-are-now-in-youtube-shorts-ads\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_Latest_Shorts_Updates\"><\/span>What are the Latest Shorts Updates?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The new rollout for YouTube Ads gives advertisers more engagement and direct interaction this holiday. The Kantar evaluates the YouTube Creators Ads effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>New Updates:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enabling Comments on Shorts Ads:<\/strong> Eligible Shorts ads will receive the comment option. Visitors can comment on YouTube Shorts Ad to drive real-time audience engagement and make it more organic.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"text-transform: initial;\">Brand Links:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"text-transform: initial;\">The creators who are adding branded content in Shorts Ads can link the websites of brands.<\/span>\u00a0So that interested viewers can easily discover the product and take action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mobile Web View:\u00a0 <\/strong>The YouTube Shorts Ads placement will be in mobile web. The update will help advertisers reach audiences from TV to desktop to mobile web to apps.<\/p>\n<p>The update is a strategic research from Kantar as more viewers are consuming Shorts content. YouTube is positioning Shorts to be utilized by advertisers for ad placements. As the holiday season is coming, there is a need to optimize for <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/youtube\/the-rise-of-youtube-shoppable-videos-meaning-key-advantages\/\">YouTube Shoppable content<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The YouTube Shorts Ads are interactive and actionable. The <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/ads-commerce\/advertising-experience-youtube-shorts\/\">YouTube Ads new updates<\/a> enhance the advertising further by adding a comment feature, allowing creators to add sponsored brand website links, and, apart from the YouTube mobile app, extending Ad placements to mobile view. As the peak shopping season is arriving, the updates make the experience more seamless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube Shorts Ads now have comment feature, brands website links &#038; ad placement for mobile web. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":37844,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[1357,134],"class_list":["post-37841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-youtube-updates","tag-latest-youtube-news","tag-youtube-latest-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3.1 (Yoast SEO v25.3.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Brand Links and Comments Feature in YouTube Shorts Ads<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"YouTube Shorts Ads now include creator links &amp; comments features to 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