StageTimer · B2B · countdown timer for stage speakers
Run YouTube video ads for a B2B tool
Didn't work; founder blames the video
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What they did
Tried YouTube (in context of ad channels) with a video; no spend or duration given.
What happened
Didn't work; Lukas suspects the video creative was the problem
“we have tried YouTube, and it didn't work, but I'm suspecting maybe our video wasn't kind of hitting the the the tooth”
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