cid:127) YouTube offers lower CPM ($4-$10) and Google intent-based targeting, making it stronger for full-funnel campaigns and bottom-of-funnel conversions.
cid:127) TikTok delivers the lowest CPM across major platforms at $3.50 average, with engagement rates roughly 5x higher than legacy social platforms.
cid:127) YouTube's average ROAS is around $2 per $1 spent; TikTok advertisers report up to $2.60 ROAS, though results vary significantly by category.
cid:127) TikTok creative fatigue hits fast: high-spend campaigns can exhaust a creative in 3-7 days, requiring a continuous production pipeline.
cid:127) YouTube benefits from Google's search and browsing data, enabling intent-based audience targeting no social platform can replicate.
cid:127) Advertisers running coordinated campaigns across three or more platforms outperform single-platform strategies by 25-35%.
cid:127) A youtube advertising agency managing both platforms needs efficient content production tools to sustain the creative volume each requires.
YouTube Ads and TikTok Ads both perform well, but for different reasons
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Ahad Shams
Ahad Shams is the Founder of HeyOz, an all-in-one ads and content platform built for founders and small teams. He has worked across consumer goods and technology, with experience spanning Fortune 100 companies such as Reckitt Benckiser and Apple. Ahad is a third-time founder; his previous ventures include a WebXR game engine and Moemate, a consumer AI startup that scaled to over 6 million users. HeyOz was born from firsthand experience scaling consumer products and the need for a unified, execution-focused marketing platform.