YouTube Overview

This is a summary of the comprehensive capabilities and benefits of YouTube based on over 127520 insights from peer reviews, customer testimonials, and expert opinions. We included citations from these sources so you can read the full content at the original source if you wish.

YouTube, Vidyard Video Platform, Wistia, BrightCove, Promo.com, etc., all belong to a category of solutions that help Video Platform. Each of them excels in different abilities. Therefore, determining the best platform for your business will depend on your specific needs and requirements.

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YouTube supports business activities such as:

  • Advertisement
  • Communication Management
  • Content Management
  • Engagement Management
  • Social Media Management

YouTube can help you with many business goals, such as Acquire Customers, Build Brand Awareness, Improve Digital And Social Presence, Increase Sales & Revenue, Scale Best Practices, etc. It can help manage these activities if you use Social Media Offline Facebook etc. for these needs. As a solution, YouTube's capabilities include Personalization, Recording, SEO, etc.

YouTube Internet Vertical is its biggest customer base.

Reviews

"...Direct response is direct response regardless of whether you do it over postal mail, email, or PPC ads...." Content is the Worst Word in Marketing Marketing Festival

Cuspera Reviews

11 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well YouTube solved their Video Platform needs. Cuspera uses 127520 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Video Platform needs.

Business Priorities

Acquire Customers and Build Brand Awareness are the most popular business priorities peers achieved using YouTube.

Other priorities:

  • Improve Digital And Social Presence
  • Increase Sales & Revenue
  • Scale Best Practices
  • Improve Brand Engagement
  • Establish Thought Leadership
  • Grow Market Share
  • Enhance Customer Relationships
  • Enter New Markets Internationally Or Locally
  • Launch New Products
  • Improve ROI
  • Improve Internal Communications
  • Improve Efficiency
  • Improve Visibility
  • Improve Stakeholder Relations
  • Increase Customer Life Time Value
  • Manage Risk
  • Improve Consistency
  • Improve Navigation
  • Reduce Bounce
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Use Cases

Peers recommend Advertisement , Communication Management , Content Management , as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied while using YouTube.

Read Peer Reviews and Expert Experience for Business Use Cases

BUSINESS USE CASES RATINGS CUSTOMER AND EXPERT EXPERIENCES
Advertisement with Social Media, Offline, Facebook, Point Of Sale, Newsletter, LinkedIn, Video and Twitter

4.06/5 ★

Read Reviews (10060)

"...Direct response is direct response regardless of whether you do it over postal mail, email, or PPC ads...." Content is the Worst Word in Marketing Marketing Festival
Communication Management with Video and Social Media

3.83/5 ★

Read Reviews (3679)

"...Vlogs Vlogs or vlogging involves regularly recording and publishing videos of your everyday life...." [ Gist ] Latest online money making opportunities in Nigeria
sending & publishing communications

3.82/5 ★

Read Reviews (3584)

"...I also plan for every episode to also be recorded on video to publish on YouTube...."
tracking & monitoring communications

4.91/5 ★

Read Reviews (79)

"...With the help of TubeBuddy, you can monitor live video stats, track social shares, as well as get video optimization tips. ..."
Content Management with Video and Social Media

4.27/5 ★

Read Reviews (2825)

"...It is navigable in 80 languages and sees hundreds of hours of video content uploaded every minute. ..." How to Start a YouTube Channel
content publishing

4.01/5 ★

Read Reviews (1010)

"...If you get too close to your product, content appears promotional, a death knell for YouTube success...."
content curation

4.64/5 ★

Read Reviews (929)

"...Of course, this is not the only way to create video content that is relevant to your community...."
content sharing

4.58/5 ★

Read Reviews (451)

"...However, we won t be posting much on Facebook during this time, other than to share links and locations...."
searching for content

3.54/5 ★

Read Reviews (145)

"...FOLLOW MXA ON TWITTER Follow us to see fresh content every day at www.twitter.com/MXAction or on twitter at MXAction. ..."
content tracking

4.65/5 ★

Read Reviews (14)

"...Instead of creating miscellaneous playlists, create a track of content for new users to watch...."
PEER EXPERIENCES
Advertisement with Social Media, Offline, Facebook, Point Of Sale, Newsletter, LinkedIn, Video and Twitter

4.06/5 ★

Read Reviews (10060)

"...Direct response is direct response regardless of whether you do it over postal mail, email, or PPC ads...." Content is the Worst Word in Marketing Marketing Festival
Communication Management with Video and Social Media

3.83/5 ★

Read Reviews (3679)

"...Vlogs Vlogs or vlogging involves regularly recording and publishing videos of your everyday life...." [ Gist ] Latest online money making opportunities in Nigeria
sending & publishing communications

3.83/5 ★

Read Reviews (3584)

tracking & monitoring communications

3.83/5 ★

Read Reviews (79)

Content Management with Video and Social Media

4.27/5 ★

Read Reviews (2825)

"...It is navigable in 80 languages and sees hundreds of hours of video content uploaded every minute. ..." How to Start a YouTube Channel
content publishing

4.27/5 ★

Read Reviews (1010)

content curation

4.27/5 ★

Read Reviews (929)

content sharing

4.27/5 ★

Read Reviews (451)

searching for content

4.27/5 ★

Read Reviews (145)

content tracking

4.27/5 ★

Read Reviews (14)

109+ more Business Use Cases

Our AI advisor, Wyz, harnessed 127520 insights from peers and experts to help you assess how these YouTube use cases fit your Video Platform needs.

Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)

for YouTube

What is YouTube?

YouTube is an online video-sharing platform. It is a place where independent content creators could share their work with the world.

What is YouTube used for?

YouTube is a Video Platform Software mainly used by its customers to Acquire Customers and Build Brand Awareness by Advertisement, Communication Management and Content Management .

What are the top features of YouTube?

Personalization, Recording and SEO are some of the top features of YouTube.

Who uses YouTube?

YouTube is used by Internet, Education and Consumer Goods among other industries.

What are YouTube alternatives?

Vidyard Video Platform, Wistia, BrightCove and Promo.Com are popular alternatives for YouTube.

Popular Business Setting

for YouTube

Top Industries

  • Internet
  • Education
  • Consumer Goods

Popular in

  • Mid Market
  • Small Business
  • Large Enterprise

Peers used YouTube to Acquire customers and Build brand awareness

Peer and Expert Opinion on Features

for YouTube

  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
FEATURES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Personalization

3.83/5 ★

Read Reviews (3843)
Recording

3.18/5 ★

Read Reviews (3697)
SEO

3.98/5 ★

Read Reviews (2251)
Live streaming

3.78/5 ★

Read Reviews (1954)
Alerts: popups & Notifications

2.43/5 ★

Read Reviews (1182)
FEATURES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Personalization

3.83/5 ★

Read Reviews (3843)
Recording

3.18/5 ★

Read Reviews (3697)
SEO

3.98/5 ★

Read Reviews (2251)
Live streaming

3.78/5 ★

Read Reviews (1954)
Alerts: popups & Notifications

2.43/5 ★

Read Reviews (1182)

IT and Other Capabilities

for YouTube

  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
CAPABILITIES (DATA) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Data Import

2.95/5 ★

Read Reviews (16570)
Data Export

2.75/5 ★

Read Reviews (14258)
CAPABILITIES (DATA) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Data Import

2.95/5 ★

Read Reviews (16570)
Data Export

2.75/5 ★

Read Reviews (14258)
CAPABILITIES (SUPPORT) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Phone Support

4.47/5 ★

Read Reviews (670)
Chat Support

4.39/5 ★

Read Reviews (1081)
Email Support

3.91/5 ★

Read Reviews (693)
24/7 Support

3.82/5 ★

Read Reviews (6662)
CAPABILITIES (SUPPORT) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Phone Support

4.47/5 ★

Read Reviews (670)
Chat Support

4.39/5 ★

Read Reviews (1081)
Email Support

3.91/5 ★

Read Reviews (693)
24/7 Support

3.82/5 ★

Read Reviews (6662)
CAPABILITIES (OTHER) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

3.40/5 ★

Read Reviews (795)
Analytics

3.98/5 ★

Read Reviews (4175)
Custom Reports

3.56/5 ★

Read Reviews (11544)
CAPABILITIES (OTHER) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

3.40/5 ★

Read Reviews (795)
Analytics

3.98/5 ★

Read Reviews (4175)
Custom Reports

3.56/5 ★

Read Reviews (11544)

Software Failure Risk Guidance

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for YouTube

Overall Risk Meter

Low Medium High

Top Failure Risks for YouTube

Vendor Profile Details

Company Name

YouTube

Company Website

https://www.youtube.com/

HQ Location

Employees

1001-5000

Financials

M&A