Stunt on One Wheel Electric Skateboard 

I was expecting Jake to come over and scold Wren for being reckless in Top Dad Mode but instead, he just aided and abetted, lol. Also, a Dad move.

Jake is the Corridor dad now

Advertisement on RU-vid, in my opinion, is too intrusive, too boring, or too long. People don't care about ads that keep a have a static theme or a catchy phrase. People want to be entertained. Think about how Terry Cruise on Old Spice is hilarious or Dean Winters as Mayhem for the AllState commercials. I use both products now and I loved their commercials so much I sought them out on RU-vid so I could watch all the variants. If the advertisement is comedic, entertaining, or enjoyable to watch, viewers will be less likely to skip the ads. So why isn't this something that's sought out more often?

Just give us a reason to want to watch the ad. The obvious ways to do this is to have good humor in the ad. What if ads themselves became entertaining.

The audience needs more entertaining ads. Something more eye-catching, something that is more related to our interests. Although it isn't the advertiser's fault and more of google's algorithm and user profiles - most ads nowadays are stale and boring. Make something that pops, we're on youtube for entertainment - not to sit through a 30-second advertisement talking about the pros of your product.

1. If your ad doesn't get to the point in 10 seconds, it has failed as an advertisement 2. Nobody is trying to watch 30 second ads on RU-vid. Not now, not ever. They're actually the reason people get adblock. 3. Make the ad interesting, don't just try to make your product look more interesting than it really is because everyone can see through it

The ads that get their message across before the five second mark bug me less because it seems like they know my time is valuable

Make your ads 5 minutes long, but let me skip after 5 seconds. If your ad is well done, I will watch the 5 minutes regardless and maybe consider your product. Have me sit through 30 seconds of awful ads against my will, I will go out of my way to avoid your product.

Honestly only ad issues is unskippable horror movie ads

if every ad had the skip option, I would like the advertising more. I sometimes watch ads entirely if they're interesting to me

This is the Work environment i would love to work in. One of the main reason i watch these videos and enjoy Corridor Videos is the fact that you guys are coworkers and best friends in one, and you have a system where you are more of a club instead of a Working environment. You mix fun and work together, and i could see myself looking foreword to work for 12 hours straight just because I would be surrounded by people like this.

@Sam and Niko - Jake, they should find a way to make the ads more engaging, because one big reason why I skip them is because they're boring and feature fake emotions for selling the product. By more engaging, I don't mean interactive, although that would be cool, but I mean, speak directly to the viewer. Break that 4th wall! Change it up. It's like an elevator speech, except instead of having 30-90 seconds, you have 5 seconds before that Skip button comes up to get my attention. That's what I'm looking for.

i dont want to buy a Product if it gets advertised 100 times. Make difderent creative ads and show me different things not only this mmo shit app before every overwatch video

I always liked the idea of contests; buying some number of food products (cereal or chips) to win a gadget like a commemorative flash drive or speaker, or participating in large but realistic sweepstakes (like the Mass Effect voice acting contest. I didn't really like Mass Effect but I learned more about the story from the contest and am interested now.) but the products have to be tangible and relatable too. Storytime: back in 2009, the Star Trek reboot was coming out (and my family loves Star Trek) and they had a deal with Kellogg's for merch for box tops. My mom and I had a potluck coming up and we decided, because of the prizes, to buy over 8 boxes of cereal that day to make marshmallow treats. I got a starfleet flash drive and a captain's shirt out of it, as well as great memories with my mom making all those marshmallow treats.

Gabe is the chillest dude, likes to draw, has comic knowlegde and caught the gopro bridge shot camera. I'd really like to see more of him. Have a relaxing day.

I think this channel sets a good example for Sponsored content within the video. Keeps it cool. Casual and relaxed. Not overly forced and what not. As for Ad's that youtube pushes before/after/during videos. Keep them at the End. Gives me a good time to get up. get a few things / stretch as they play. Before or during just pisses me off and pushed ad blockers more, and is one of the current reasons i use them.

I think that the weight of the beer boxes would have hel0ed that guy do it.

i once watched an entire ad because it was very interesting and fun and also because it was something that was realated to the thing i was watching (gun stuffs)

I love the ads that raise questions, just like in storytelling, leave the audience curious for more so they're engaged and more interested in the product.

Guys, these vlogs are starting to look more and more professional. The shallow depth of field you create in these circumstances is just amazing!

All we want are good ads that are short and clear and funny. We dont want ads that are silly or boring. If you want ads to be watched entirely, make them awesome. For example, smallest empire, an ad made by corridor digital, is one of the only advertisements I watched entirely because it is really good. Also, if someone could tell google to correct it's ad algorithm so we're not getting as much junk ads anymore, that'd be wonderful!

The only thing that keeps me watching is when the first 5 seconds catch me. The latest Lego Batman ad... Perfect first 5 seconds I watched the whole thing in the end. So kept short: make the first 5 seconds count!

One of the really smart things i dont see enough with ads is when the first 5 seconds is used to give a brief introduction of the the next 25 seconds (assuming its a 30 second ad). For example i think it eould be newt for the ad to communicate that i am going to watch a trailer for Star Wars 8 in 3D coming in 2018 within the first 5 seconds. This way, assuming i have never seen the product/service before. I can decide whether or not i should skip it based on if the product/service shown to me in the first 5 seconds actually appeals to me. It's simply more convenient. Thanks dude!

I can think of only 3-4 times in my life, any online ad made me click on it and look further into it. The key difference in those ads was that it managed to instill confidence in me about the product through unbridled honesty. Just portray your product realistically because, the more perfect you make your product seem to be, the more I think you are trying to hide. The consumer knows that nothing is perfect, they just want to be confident about what they are buying. Being entertaining will bring me in, but honesty will sell me something.

TO THE AD BOARD: No longer than 10 seconds of un-skippable ads before the video.

The only thing I dislike on RU-vid is the 30 sec unskipable ads

the only ads I'll watch are the funny short film ads, they are the best type

adverts ruin my day especially when i'm watching my favourite videos like samandniko

Instead of creating ads that are 30 seconds, that are ultimately skipped after only 5 (or worse, they are not skippable at all). Create ads that are only 5 seconds to begin with. it'll save costs because you don't have to create a 30 second ad, you don't have to pay for a 30 second ad spot and people won't be mad at the company for placing an un-skipable 30 second ad. It's 2017, i don't need to see more than 5 seconds of Nike, to remember that they exist and that i like their shoes.

My advice: Keep the adds short, most times if I _can_ skip an add, I _will_.

The more I started following specific RU-vidrs [proper content creators] the more i realized how damaging adblocker is. Today, adblocker is disabled for youtube for me. And thats thanks to guys like you and other youtubers! Keep up the good work guys! Sorry for the bad english!

i think the best way to sell a product is to see our favorite youtubers utilize it and incorporate it into their fun lives. watching regular ads are boring and only appeal to a specific audience but if you specifically place these ads with youtubers they appeal to their audience so as long those products being used are amazing and utilized well in their videos. take aperture for example it is being subtly used yet not subtly and it's shown to be a great product on the sam and niko channel and corridor digital channel.

What light do you guys use again? Is it still the aperture ring light?

Make ALL ads skippable in the first 5 or 3 seconds, if I have to sit through a long ad that didn't interest me in the first few .seconds and is boring throughout the whole thing I will probably just won't watch the video or enable AdBlock

My favorite kind of ads are the 6 second ones. It doesn't bug the user at all, and the advertiser can find a catchy, quick way to get their point across. Ideal spots for them could be in the middle of a video, if a mid-runtime ad is necessary.

Corridor crew lowkey a skate channel and i’m loving it

people are complaining about the clickbait by I only clicked on this video because it was a Sam and Niko video.

i supremly hate having the video interrupted mid-play, i get it when is an hour long video, but not when it's a 10-20 minute video. I understand the ads at the beginning and at the end, but not in the middle.

i enjoy the brand integration in this channel when you make it an entertaining part of your video. like the fireworks + mobile game or the real-time rendering app. i don't like ads that are purely ads, but when you create the ad and it's a part of the video then i tend to enjoy it.

Jake and Corridor: I love you. I love that you are so invested in the community and passionately and concertedly want to have our voices known to those with concentrated power.

Ads are often very repetitive. Seeing an ad more than once doesn't make me anymore likely to buy a product.

Most advertisements on RU-vid do not (within the first five seconds) hold our interest. In order to craft a successful advertisement, it *has* to stand out, to make us want to see more, within the first five seconds. If it fails to do this, most of us will simply press "continue to video", and forget the advertisement altogether. Since we do have the power to skip forward to the content we wish to watch (as opposed to traditional television), the commercial needs to be well done. A short story that leaves us wanting more.

That's such a dope opportunity! Congrats guys!

It was oddly touching watching Jake help Wren with his balance, slowly opening his hand without removing it. Jake's going to be a great dad.

About Ads: I have an Adblocker installed, but I have a whitelist for YT. As far as internet advertisements go, RU-vid ads are some of the most tolerable IMO. One thing that should maybe happen (or already does?) is that there shouldn't be pre-roll video ads for videos under 1 minute or so. If a 30 second unskippable ad played before a 1 minute video, that would just fee weird. From: A small youtuber whose YT revenue comes solely from google advertisements. No partnership, no sponsorship, no built-in ads.

No more annoying google ads or legend 27 ads

The dad had to help baby wren with riding his first stilted 1 wheeler, How cute.

I'm happy to watch sponsored content as long as it's clear from the beginning that it's paid for/ something's been provided to the creator for free. It leaves a sour taste in my mouth when I find out after the fact that the content I just watched was paid for.

Unskippable ads (>15 seconds) make me way less likely to buy their product/service

Ads? What ads? I have YTR. :P

Look at this support..... you guys are amazing

Creativity is key, I'll actually sit through a longer ad without skipping if it gets my attention

i just want the ads to be skipable, and not have loud obnoxious music.

Is it possible to make personalized ads to youtube watchers or see ads on youtube for certain channels like science for Vsause or camera equipment for Corridor Digital?

I was going to try this on mine Wren, because I saw the same video on Instagram. I was scared for you and appreciate you risking your life for all of us. :P

That was awesome!

You guys should just block the word "clickbait" :D

Well i think unskippable ads make me hate the brand that made that

Buck, looks like a ka-bar, microtech and some other indiscernible knives. Love 'em Jake. I'm into knives myself

You guys are so awesome haha i paused just before jake said i dont hear you typing lol

i got no problems watching an ad before a video, but its realy anoying when i use youtube to listen to music -_-

theres to many long ads 30 sec to 3 min its crazy and most of them you cant skip

In all I think the thing that appeals most to youtube audiences is transparency. One of the unique things that online creators/influencers have over other forms of media is their viewer's trust. Creators tend to have very honest relationships with their audiences, and when a brand tells a creator they aren't allowed to say something or that they have to act a certain way, it erodes trust, which I think is underrated by brands as one of the most valuable commodities creators have.

That's a nice lookin Microtech, Jake!

As far as the state of ads, I don't mind them, but I HATE when 1. I see the same ad (as in video) over and over again. try some variety. and 2. when the ad sound is SOOOO much louder than the video (I'm look at you Toyota with GD "WHOAAA OOOHH WHOAAAA OHHHH!" ad)

What's the intro song!? I can't find it on stone oceans RU-vid

The fact that ads play partway through a video is why I use an adblock. If there were sidebar ads that don't play audio I would be absolutely fine with ads. If the ads were creative and were replayed over and over with some variety, I would watch them. Honestly if the ads were as good as the ones you guys and freddiew have done in the past I would actually watch them.

I do not enjoy seeing ads directly from companies, like the ones before videos, but when it comes to sponsorships in videos, I can sometimes enjoy watching who ever i am talking about it. Letting the creator do something fun with a sponsorship is much more enjoyable than having a straight up ad thrown in your face. I dont know the actors in those ads, but when it comes to sponsorships, 9 times out of 10 I feel like I know who is talking to me. With that said, if the sponsor gives a set script they have to follow, its extremely obvious and no longer has my attention. Let the creator make it their own, there is a reason people watch these creators! We enjoy that creators work, and if they make an ad, in the style of their previous work, I might actually enjoy it!!

Your ad should stick. It should impress me the first time I see. Seeing 1 ad 100 times makes me hate the product, not the other way around. Yet if it catches my eye the first time (first impressions people!) I am probably way more likely to click/look it up etc.

I'll admit I use adblocker, but in a perfect world, I wouldn't. I *want* to be sold something. But notice I say I want to be SOLD something. I want to hear about a new product I might use or a sale on something I already planned on buying. Nothing an advertiser does is going to change my opinion on, say, Coke Vs Pepsi. I already know which I like and even if I liked one company better, what I buy still depends on my preference. The problem also exists in a lack of variety. I see an ad once or twice and it makes me laugh/ want to try the product, and I remember it. I see the same thing six times in an hour and I still remember it, but I remember it along with a visceral, negative feeling associated with it. That is *not* what an advertiser wants. The thing is, the biggest problems with YT ads are not the advertiser's fault, it's in the distribution. Engagement can come from the unexpected, or from giving us new information. But when we see the same things over and over, you lose those and what is left is just obnoxious. Especially if you are using odd sounds or repetitive patterns that I can pick out even when I'm not paying attention.The things in advertiser's wheelhouse for grabbing attention work against them after a very short time. So, that was definitely ramble-y, but the TL;DR: give us things that encourage us to get your product, and don't do it too much. Diminishing returns and all that.

Shonduras plug at the end! That guy needs to hit a million subs soon! He's been so close for so long. Hopefully people from here will go over there and sub to him.

I love that HP OMEN X ad that I'm getting all the time. No idea why. I think its just well made, great timing and hits all the right notes even though I would never buy the product. I always watch it till the end. Almost makes up for all those shitty MMO ads.

I'll accept whatever ads you guys put in your videos, other than that, AdBlock.

create short creative ads which are actually enjoyable to watch, not to long and get right to the point of the ad otherwise we gonna skip ur ass

I love how Obi’s just watching Wren be scared

I'd rather see ads in the videos rather than from ad networks. The reason I use an ad blocker to to protect my computer from viruses. Ad networks basically route your computer to different ads, which could be hosted on a whole list of different servers, and that leads to the possibility of being tracked or potential viruses from said servers. Ad blockers provide privacy and security. I'm happy to watch an ad, and one way to do that is to have a company sponsor a creator rather than have ads served from ad networks.

Tailor the ads more to the creator than the viewer so I'd someone clicks on a video about say filmmaking, make it a related ad based on the video and the creators kind of content, NOT on the consumes viewing habits.

Here's my problem with ads, and some solutions. 1. They're too repetitive. I don't mind sitting through a thirty second ad to help pay a channel I enjoy, but if I am forced to watch the same ad over twice a day, then there is a problem. We know your product, we see what you're trying to sell, but we only see one point. Change it up. 2. They try too hard. Some advertisements try to hard to be funny, they go out of their way to force a laugh that most of the time doesn't even happen. Try dry humour instead, do something that will make me snort or laugh under my breath instead of making me cringe cringe. (The hello Moto ad is a perfect example of an ad that tries way too hard) 3. They don't try enough. I know, ironic, but sometimes your ads think that they are good because they're simple. No. Simple doesn't mean good, it often means boring and a waste of time. There's a little space in between too much and too little, shoot for that area. Think comedians like Louis CK or Dave Chapelle. Their jokes aren't forced and are easy to understand. Hire them to make an ad, they know what the people want. (The allstate car ad is an ad that doesn't try enough and is just, bad. Look up Lil Dicky's spotify condom ad, simple and effective, aim for things like that) 3. Refocus your demographics. The audience for the majority of youtube is the youth, young people under 25 that are somewhat educated. We're the generation that grew up on youtube, so cater to us instead. Small kids can't afford to buy the items youre selling, but guess what, we can. The people who were there at the time that youtube started, roughly 10 years ago, are now for the main part college kids or recent college graduates. Hire us to come up with better ads, and cater to us instead. 4. You have roughly 5 seconds to capture my attention before I click out of the ad. You better catch my attention by then. Hire the advertisement team behind Old Spice to help you. They begin their ads in the strangest of ways, but without revealing anything about what they're selling or their brand. And it's effective. 5. Instead of ads before a video, why don't you just go straight to the RU-vidrs, or to the famous ones. I have never been convinced to buy an item because I saw an ad for it, but when I see a RU-vidr demo the item, or talk about it, either in a good or bad way, then I will consider buying it. If I only hear the pro's of an item though, I will not like the item because I don't know the flaws. Give your items to channels like Unbox Therapy or behind the scenes channels, ask them to give an honest review of your item, laying out all the pro's and con's. Also, why not go to actual celebrities that we like, or artists. For example, if J Cole said he'd prefer a coke over pepsi, well guess what, I'm gonna buy a damn coke, that's for sure. I'm not talking about Kim Kardashian or fake people like that, go to who the youth like. I'm talking about Childish Gambino, Chance the Rapper, Selena Gomez, younger, better people. Just to recap what I said/TLDR: Hire actual young people to come up with ideas, as you should be catering to the young generation. Make ads smart, funny, catchy, but not obviously try hard -good luck with that- and try to not make ads at all but instead pay channels to give their honest reviews, even if that means destroying your company. -Louie Lapat. Pre-nursing Student UNCC.

My main issue with ads would be the video ads that have REALLY HIGH VOLUME TO MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE YOU'RE LISTENING TO THE AD. They just come up kind of out of nowhere and then blow your eardrums out if you're wearing headphones, which tons of people do. Just keep the volume levels down a bit on the ads (or at least at reasonable levels); if we're interested in the service or product, we'll watch the ad. We're a lot less likely to look at a product favorably if the way it was brought to our attention was by making us temporarily deaf.

With the ads being cancelable after 5 sec, they should either be super eye catching within the first few seconds, or completely be only 5 seconds long. Some of the most moving or relatable ads i've seen, have only been 5-10 seconds long. Clean and simple, but with a strong message. I think that's the key. or else most people will just skip the ad, and watch the content that they originally would.

For Jake and Carmichael: Forced or Fake Feeling Adds where the staments don't seem to be their genuine beliefs cost my respect for the youtuber and the company involved.

Not gonna want your product if it's being shoved down my throat through an unskippable ad.

Welcome to Utah! Wish we could hang out somehow. Good luck on your presentation!

This wasn't clickbait guys. It was literally in the thumbnail and was the very first thing they showed in the video.

first comment boii

I'm 100% ok with ads. I think that sponsored videos and branded videos are the only ones that have ever gotten me interested in a product, I have purchased power tools, energy drinks, camera and audio gear and even cars because of reviews and opinions expressed by people on youtube. Some of these videos are branded and sponsored some are not. I use Ryobi power tools and drive a Subaru because of Mighty Car Mods, I think they are sponsored by ryobi but I don't think they are sponsored by Subaru. Over sexualized ads are horrible, Mobil apps seem to be advertising using porn models now and that is NOT COOL for a few reasons, 1. sometimes I'm watching youtube with friends or my children and that is just beyond awkward and makes me click back and not even wait for the skip add button. 2, it makes me want to look at hot chicks and not play your stupid game anyway so I'm not sure what you are trying to achieve. 3, go home mobil strike your trying to hard.

One of the biggest problems I have with advertising is that some of them are incredibly loud. I mean, REALLY loud, for some reason, specifically car ads, but others too. I don't mind watching ads on videos, since it's basically an income for the people I like to watch. But obnoxiously oud ads tick me off. Anyhow, keep up the good work !!! Long time fan !

Wren is one of those really cool engineer/math people that do crazy stupid things XD. I love it. Keep it up.

Ad problem: The same irrelevant spot over and over and over and over and over and obi and over again.... I don't give a shit about your 3rd reskin of a stupid casual shooter EA, so just stop giving me Battlefield 1 ads...

I never watch ads. But if they have a good realisation, humor, or are entertaining in a way, I'll watch 'em. Take a look at the Game Grumps' ads, they are little creative and humoristic sketches that always makes me laugh. And I love it.

Do a legitimate, stunning ads video that keeps me watching, catchy music and compelling visuals

I will say my favorite add are the miller high life ads. Simple, they just say "hey our product is good go try it" with some nice backing music... and really short. Like, 5 seconds maybe? the other variation is about 10. That short length is really good. Just getting the idea across convincingly under 10 (max 15) seconds is really good, yeah.

They way jake came casualy walking and holding wrens hand was an ultimate dad move.

It's my birthday, and the best part about this day is that you uploaded a video ;P

He's always there *wren* we need him.

wow, these videos look really great lately, did you guys get a new camera or something?

I much prefer the "in video" ad of the host describing how they use the product they are sponsored by, instead of the "you can't skip this for 30 seconds" intro/interruption ads

Nice dismount wrenderman

Also about the ads in General make them funner to watch and enable the creators to be more free and creative with them, so they can make more amazing stuff. Like you guys

I saw a *VERY HIGHLY PLEASING* (sorry for the double highlight^^) ad a few weeks ago. I'm in Belgium, but I can assure you that ads like that would be good anywhere. It was an ad for McDonalds, a new burger thingy. All the info was neatly organized around the center and it was simply 5 seconds of silence with two hands putting a burger in said center. 5 seconds was a good point, but the silence was the main seller. What I truly despise about ads on RU-vid is that, even for ones I like, after a while, the simple first few seconds of music/noise disgust me, 'cause I heard them so many times. 30 seconds ads without skip are the worst on that matter, and I rather prefer F5ing the page than sitting through those. But that McDonalds one, it was perfect. Longer than 5 seconds is possible, adding music is possible. It's the silence at the start that matters! You don't need ultra-aggressive music popping people's hears, despite what old studies said. One is good, twice still works, 10 times is limit, 50 times is damaging your brand. Build-up the sound as much as you build-up a catch-phrase.