The rise of review channels on YouTube

YouTube provides a platform for content creation and sharing, thereby giving rise to several categories of digital videos. Product reviews, paid promotions, and marketing videos are some examples that brands can utilize for themselves.

Product reviews and unboxing videos – videos where creators open packages to provide consumers a comprehensive insight about the product – are some of the most popular videos.

YouTube product review is the category that has opened the way for a new surge of influencers who aren’t the experts in the field. For example, if you want to review a makeup product, you don’t certainly need to be a beauty expert but you should have a credible voice and convincing power on toys, technology, fashion, and electronics.

Partnering with the brand has a mutual benefit for both brands and content creators. Brands sponsor and send packages to creators to review them on their channel. It helps creators to develop an additional source of money and gain free access to products. New products spark new ideas in their mind that helps to keep the audience engaged and entertained. One of the major reasons for the growth of such videos is that we want to get thorough information about the product before risking our money. Your audience can make informed decisions after watching your videos and sometimes they can participate in giveaways and get discounts through coupon codes provided by the brands. This helps to increase the traffic and engagement towards the channel. People find unboxing videos quite interesting as one unboxing video that shows the toys inside the Disney-themed Kinder Eggs has garnered more than 35 million views. In India, Technical Guruji is the most popular tech review YouTube channel with 20.4 million subscribers.

Product review channels have become a strikingly remunerative genre on YouTube. While covering a wide range of products, they help brands to reach their target audience and intended demographics with their products and expand their target market. Brands get to deliver a clear and concise message about their product and make the audience feel the need for that particular product in their lives.