Note: if you’re sending the link from ActiveDEMAND, you may need to turn off tracking on the link so that the email reader can clearly see that it’s a YouTube link.Ĭons: Inconsistent experience across email readers. All you do is paste the YouTube link into the email and let the reader figure it out. Gmail will automatically show YouTube links as “attachments” at the bottom of the email, and Outlook will sometimes show the video as an embed in the email. It’s 2021 and we expect our cloud email readers to understand they’re looking at a link for the most popular video-sharing platforms. Option 2: Paste in the link, and let the email reader figure it out Pros: GIFs are animated in the email and most email readers support GIFs now.Ĭons: Extra graphics work and if your images get blocked, they won’t look right.
imgflip or giphy will both help you make a GIF out of a video clip that you can then embed into the video, and set the link target to the real video link on YouTube. Incorporating player elements from YouTube or your other video host can help reinforce what to expect. The first option is to use either a GIF with a short clip or a screenshot from the video as a teaser image for the video. Option 1: GIF/Screenshot of video as the teaser image
How to Embed Videos in Emails to Outlook and Gmail usersĮver wanted to make it super easy and embed a video in a client or prospect’s email to reduce the friction for them to play? There are pros and cons to every approach, but there are a few options to consider on how to fake it.