Update: Starting in August 2021 all new Brand Accounts can only be used for YouTube and will have a (limited to YouTube) label. This change will not affect existing Brand Accounts.
If you use a brand name, business name, band name or any name other than your personal Google account name for YouTube or a Google+ Page, you likely have a Google Brand Account. Some Google My Business Locations created before October 2017 may also have a Brand Account.
You can manage your Google Brand Accounts in your Google Account Settings, independently from
Google+, YouTube, and Google My Business. If you'd like to just dive in, open myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts to get started.
Brand Account Owners and Managers will have slightly different options on the Details page
1. Open your Google Account Settings
That will open: https://myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts/[PageID]/view
Click View General Account Info for security, activity, notifications and other Google account settings (Owners only)
Click Manage Permissions to view, add or remove managers.
Click Edit Account Info to change the name, profile photo or other details
You can manage your Google Brand Accounts in your Google Account Settings, independently from
Google+, YouTube, and Google My Business. If you'd like to just dive in, open myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts to get started.
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| Manage your Brand Account on the Details page |
- View General Account Info: Brand Account activity, security, and associated information. (Owners only)
- Edit Account Info: change your Brand Account name, profile photo, and profile information visible on Google+.
- Manage Permissions: view Managers and Owners (Managers and Owners), add or remove Managers and Owners (Owners only)
- Act as the Brand Account: access your Brand Account's YouTube, Google+ or Google Photos accounts
- Delete Account: Delete the entire Brand Account, including the associated Google+ Page, YouTube Channel and Google Photos (Owners only)
- Manage all your Brand Accounts from your Google Account settings
- Manage the Brand Account for your YouTube channel
- Manage the Brand Account for your Google+ Brand Page
Related tutorials:
- Create a Google+ Page for your Brand, YouTube Channel, Business or Organization
- Create a YouTube channel for your Brand, Business, Organization or Band
- Manage images for your Brand Account in Google Photos (video)
- Manage your Google+ images in the Google Album Archive
Watch the Video Tutorials
Access your Brand Accounts from your Google Account settings
You can manage all your Brand Accounts from your Google Account settings.1. Open your Google Account Settings
Anywhere on Google, click your Google account profile photo (or first initial) at top right, then click the My Account button.
That will open myaccount.google.com
2. Under "Personal Info & Privacy" click "Manage Your Google Activity"
2. Under "Personal Info & Privacy" click "Manage Your Google Activity"
That opens https://myaccount.google.com/privacy#activity
3. Scroll down to "Google Dashboard" and click "Go to Google Dashboard"
3. Scroll down to "Google Dashboard" and click "Go to Google Dashboard"
That opens https://myaccount.google.com/dashboard
4. On your Dashboard click "Brand Accounts" to expand the options, then click "Go to Brand Accounts"
4. On your Dashboard click "Brand Accounts" to expand the options, then click "Go to Brand Accounts"
Note: the Brand Accounts listed on the Google Dashboard only those you Own, not those you Manage. Clicking Go to Brand Accounts will show all those you Manage as well.
That opens: https://myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts
5. On your "Brand Accounts" page click the Brand Account you want to manage
5. On your "Brand Accounts" page click the Brand Account you want to manage
Both the Brand Accounts you Own and Manage are listed.
That will open: https://myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts/[PageID]/view
The [PageID] is the 21-digit number at the end of a Google+ Page's URL:
plus.google.com/112021642435135106763
6.. That will open the Brand Account Details for the Brand Account
6.. That will open the Brand Account Details for the Brand Account
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Click Manage Permissions to view, add or remove managers.
Click Edit Account Info to change the name, profile photo or other details
Manage the Brand Account for your YouTube channel
If your YouTube channel uses a business, band or brand name, you can easily get to the channel's Brand Account to view and add or remove Managers, or edit account details including the name and profile photo (which are used as your channel name and channel icon).Note: as of September 2020, you can switch your Brand Account channel to using YouTube Studio permissions, rather than Brand Account Managers.
1. Sign in to YouTube (www.youtube.com)
2. Make sure you are using the correct channel identity
You can switch channel identities by clicking your channel icon avatar at top right, then clicking Switch Account, or by going to your Google Account's All My Channels (www.youtube.com/channel_switcher)
3. Open your channel's Settings
Classic YouTube: Click your channel icon at top right, and then the gear to open the Settings (www.youtube.com/account).
New YouTube: Click your channel icon at top right, then click Settings
4. On your channel's Settings page click Add or remove managers
5. That will open the Brand Account Details for your channel's account
Click View General Account Info for security, account activity, notifications and other settings
Click Manage Permissions to view, add or remove managers.
Click Edit Account Info to change the name, profile photo (channel icon) or other detail.
1. Sign in to Google+ (plus.google.com)
2. Switch to managing your Google+ Page
You can switch to your Page identity by clicking your profile photo at top right, then selecting the Google+ Page's Brand Account. If you don't see your Brand Account listed, click All your Brand Accounts to see the full list.
3. When you are managing your Google+ Page, click "Profile" on the left menu
4. On your Page's Profile, click the About button
That opens the About Me settings for that Google+ Page
You can click the Red + Button to add information that viewers will see when they click About on your Google+ Page Profile.
Note that there does not appear to be a way access the Page's Manager settings from this screen.
If you want to add or remove managers, it's best to start on your Brand Account settings page, rather than on Google+.
1. Sign in to YouTube (www.youtube.com)
2. Make sure you are using the correct channel identity
You can switch channel identities by clicking your channel icon avatar at top right, then clicking Switch Account, or by going to your Google Account's All My Channels (www.youtube.com/channel_switcher)
3. Open your channel's Settings
Classic YouTube: Click your channel icon at top right, and then the gear to open the Settings (www.youtube.com/account).
New YouTube: Click your channel icon at top right, then click Settings
4. On your channel's Settings page click Add or remove managers
5. That will open the Brand Account Details for your channel's account
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| Notice this Brand Account only has YouTube and Photos, not Google+ |
Click Manage Permissions to view, add or remove managers.
Click Edit Account Info to change the name, profile photo (channel icon) or other detail.
Click the Google Photos, Google+ or YouTube icon to navigate to those services
Manage the Brand Account for your Google+ Page
If you have a Google+ Brand Page, with or without a YouTube channel, you can access the Page's Brand Account to view and add or remove Managers, or edit account details including the name and profile photo.1. Sign in to Google+ (plus.google.com)
2. Switch to managing your Google+ Page
You can switch to your Page identity by clicking your profile photo at top right, then selecting the Google+ Page's Brand Account. If you don't see your Brand Account listed, click All your Brand Accounts to see the full list.
3. When you are managing your Google+ Page, click "Profile" on the left menu
4. On your Page's Profile, click the About button
You can also click Edit Profile and then Manage Page.
That opens the About Me settings for that Google+ Page
Note that there does not appear to be a way access the Page's Manager settings from this screen.
If you want to add or remove managers, it's best to start on your Brand Account settings page, rather than on Google+.
January 2017: Google+ Page Management removed from Google My Business
March 2018: Updated Google Account and YouTube navigation instructions and screenshots.
where's the "integration" part on this article?
ReplyDeletei have 2 brands that need to be one
dtvguy: unfortunately Brand Accounts cannot be merged. You would have to choose which one to use, then make sure it has the Google+ Page and YouTube channel you want to focus on. YouTube channels, but not Google+ Pages, can be moved from one Brand Account to another.
DeleteHi...i have been made a Manager of a Brand Account but i cannot see the Google Plus icon in the Google Apps list. When i open the Brand Account details it has "Act as Obrien Real Estate Tarneit on: Photos and My Business. I cannot see the G+ logo. I have loads of G+ accounts i manage and i have not had this issue before. Can you help?
ReplyDeleteAdwords Professional: Google My Business made a change at the beginning of October. It is no longer possible to add a Google+ Page or a YouTube channel to a GMB-created Brand Account. To use Google+ or YouTube you will need to make a separate Brand Account via one of those products.
Deletegreat tutorial! very informative! thanks a lot!
ReplyDeleteglad to know that google is connected to a couple of social media platforms
ReplyDeleteAll this Google+, Youtube Brand and GMB stuff is so wack. It's like they took the dumbest people who never actually had to work with accounts and had them build something. It's completely crazy.
ReplyDeleteMy question is if I already have a Youtube Brand account, Google+ account and GMB account that aren't associated with each other. How can I associated the GMB account with the Youtube brand account?
I haven't found anyway to do it.
Tom: as far as I know, there isn't any way to directly link your YouTube channel with your Google My Business listing.
DeleteThere used to be a way from what I have seen, but I guess now they took that functionality away.
DeleteI wish they would simply make a nice interface to manage all the accounts in one place without having to jump around to the various services.
Peggy...I already have a Brand Account. The problem I am having is in the "Manage Account" section. It shows 'Act as on:'
ReplyDelete...and it only shows google photos as the only option. How do I add YouTube as an option too, to this 'Act as' field. Can you help me with this? Thanks...
Peggy...I already have a Brand Account. The problem I am having is in the "Manage Account" section. It shows 'Act as on:'
ReplyDelete...and it only shows google photos as the only option. How do I add YouTube as an option too, to this 'Act as' field. Can you help me with this? Thanks...
If you want to add a YouTube channel to your Brand Account, you can do that as follows:
Delete1. Sign in to YouTube on desktop with the Google account that is the Owner of the Brand Account.
2. Open the Channel Switcher: www.youtube.com/channel_switcher.
3. Click the Brand Account name
4. You will see a pop-up asking if you want to create a channel. Click "OK"
Nice! Incredibly useful for business . Too bad Google+ is shut down now.
ReplyDeleteIt is a shame :(
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