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Integration Set Up Guide - YouTube & Google Ads (Adwords)

Here's how to connect the Genius Creative Platform with your YouTube channel and Google Ads account

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Written by Alex Whitelaw
Updated over 10 months ago

Overview 

The Genius Creative Platform automates the creation of targeted video ads that are tailored for each audience. 

Access to your Google Ads account (Adwords) is required so we can connect and automate your ads using live data, access to your YouTube channel is also required.

YouTube - Access

To provide us with access then on your brand channel please add [email protected] as a manager:

  1. Go to your Brand Accounts page in My Account (https://myaccount.google.com/u/1/brandaccounts)

  2. Choose the account you want us to manage.

  3. Select Manage permissions. You'll see a list of people who can manage the account.

  4. To invite new people, choose Invite new users Ask people to manage.

  5. From the drop-down menu, select Manager 

  6. Select Invite and then Done.

See https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/7311601 for more info, or contact us if you need further assistance. 

YouTube - Authentication

To allow Genius to distribute videos from the platform into your YouTube channel, after the above steps are complete.

  1. Log onto the Genius Creative Platform

  2. Click into the Dashboard on the top left hand side of the screen

  3. From the dashboard, click into 'Profile'

4. Scroll down until you see 'YouTube Profile' at the bottom of the page and click the '+' sign on the right-hand side of the Facebook box

5. You will be asked to log into your Google Account and be given the option to allow the Spirable account access to your YouTube account.

6. Click allow and the Genius Creative platform will sync with your YouTube account.

Google Ads (Adwords)

To provide us with access to the brand Google Ads account account please add [email protected] as a manager:

  1. Sign in to your Google Ads account.

  2. Click the "Settings" icon and select Account settings.

  3. Select Account access from the navigation bar.

  4. Click + Users. 

  5. Enter the email address [email protected].

  6. Enter the name Spirable.

  7. From the drop-down menu, select Admin 

  8. Click Send invitation.

See https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/6372672 for more info, or contact us if you need further assistance. 

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