Add a clickable YouTube video thumbnail to an Outlook email template
If you use YouTube videos for marketing campaigns, staff onboarding programs, or client communications, you might be wondering how to embed a YouTube video in your Outlook emails. A clickable thumbnail in your email template is a simple and elegant solution. To see it in action, watch this short tutorial.
And here’s the step-by-step version:
Add a YouTube video thumbnail.
On your company’s YouTube channel, find the video you want to share. Right-click the video thumbnail and select Copy image. Paste the copied image into your Outlook email template.
Make the thumbnail clickable.
On YouTube, click the three dots below the video thumbnail, select Share, and then click Copy. In your template, right-click the pasted thumbnail and select Link. Paste the copied URL, add a title, and then click OK.
Save your email template.
When everything is ready, click Save.
When you use this template, the clickable thumbnail will be added to the Outlook message body automatically, inviting your audience to watch the YouTube video. And who knows, it might even get you more clicks.