Creating a YouTube Campaign

Use Create YouTube Campaign to prepare managed Google Ads promotion for videos on the connected artist channel.

Before you start

Verify these prerequisites:

Requirement	Where to check
YouTube connected	Account → Platform Connections
Dynamoi Google Ads link accepted	YouTube Studio
Managed advertising active	Account → Billing
Videos available on the connected channel	Marketing → YouTube Campaigns → YouTube Video Library

Warning Connecting YouTube does not automatically accept the advertising link. Complete the link approval in YouTube Studio before launch.

Create the campaign

1. Open Create YouTube Campaign In the artist dashboard, open Marketing, expand YouTube Campaigns, and select Create YouTube Campaign.

2. Choose a strategy Select Maximize Views, Organic Views, Subscriber Growth, Organic Views & Subscribers, or Revenue Optimization. Revenue Optimization is available only when the connected channel is detected as monetized.

3. Select campaign content Paste an eligible YouTube URL or choose content from the YouTube Video Library. Maximize Views accepts one video without a playlist. Every other strategy requires a playlist destination and can include up to 10 promoted video-and-playlist selections.

4. Choose the primary destination For a multi-video campaign, the first selection is primary and its playlist title names the campaign. Use Make primary to reorder the campaign identity before launch.

5. Choose locations Use worldwide delivery or select the countries where Google Ads may serve. The campaign creator validates supported country targets; selecting a country does not guarantee delivery there.

6. Add ad copy Enter one ad-copy description or use the available AI-writing control. Review generated copy before saving it because you remain responsible for accuracy and policy compliance.

7. Set the budget and duration Maximize Views uses a fixed total budget. Other strategies can use a daily or total budget. Daily budgets must be $10–$500. Total budgets must be at least $75, span at least 5 full Google Ads account days, and average at least $10 per day.

8. Review and launch Confirm the selected videos, playlists, strategy, locations, copy, budget, and end date. Launch submits the campaign for Dynamoi validation and provider deployment; it does not guarantee approval or delivery.

Strategy-specific content rules

Strategy	Videos per campaign	Playlist required	Budget behavior
Maximize Views	1	No	Total budget only; fixed flight
Organic Views	Up to 10	Yes, for each selection	Daily or total
Subscriber Growth	Up to 10	Yes, for each selection	Daily or total
Organic Views & Subscribers	Up to 10	Yes, for each selection	Daily or total
Revenue Optimization	Up to 10	Yes, for each selection	Daily or total; monetized channel required

The same video can be represented by a specific playlist destination. Campaign setup validates the connected channel, video identity, playlist relationship, and content-screening result.

URL support

The creator accepts common YouTube video formats, including standard watch URLs, youtu.be links, and Shorts URLs. For playlist-required strategies, you can paste a watch URL containing a playlist or select a validated playlist candidate in the form.

A video-only URL is sufficient for Maximize Views. For other strategies, saving content remains incomplete until a valid playlist is selected.

What happens after launch

The dashboard uses user-facing lifecycle labels rather than exposing every internal processing state:

Label	Meaning
Preparing	Dynamoi is assembling required campaign data or Smart Link dependencies
In review	Content and setup validation are still in progress
Deploying	Dynamoi is creating or reconciling provider resources
Under review	The campaign is waiting on final readiness or provider review
Active	Provider delivery is enabled, subject to auction availability and policy
Paused	Delivery is paused or a pause is being processed
Ended	The campaign reached its end date or completed its fixed flight
Issue	Deployment or validation needs attention

A campaign younger than seven days can display a Learning badge while it is Active or Deploying. This badge is based on campaign age; it is not a promise that optimization finishes on a specific day.

Maximize Views lifecycle limits

Maximize Views uses a Google Video fixed-flight workflow:

• Pause requests are queued and the dashboard can show a pending action while the remote script processes them.
• Self-serve resume is currently blocked because the remote runner cannot yet re-check billing authority at execution time.
• Budget, end date, locations, strategy, and optimization settings cannot be edited after launch.
• Create a new campaign when a completed fixed flight needs a different budget, targeting plan, or strategy.

Troubleshooting

Issue	Check
YouTube content is unavailable	Confirm the selected Google account can access the connected channel and the video is eligible for retrieval
Playlist cannot be saved	Confirm the selected video belongs to that playlist and the selected strategy requires playlists
Campaign remains in review or deployment	Review the campaign's Issue text, YouTube connection, Google Ads link, billing state, and provider-policy status
No recent analytics	Allow for Google Ads and YouTube reporting delay; inspect the data-status and freshness notices
Launch is blocked	Resolve the exact readiness item shown by the creator instead of repeatedly submitting the same draft

See Connecting YouTube and Troubleshooting Campaign Statuses for additional checks.