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From one file to 250,000+ accounts in 72 hours

No black box. Here is every phase of a Vanguard campaign, what happens inside it, what we need from you, and how long it takes.

12B+
verified views delivered
250,000+
Vetted Global Clippers
180M+
monthly unique reach
24–72h
from file to live
2h
Onboarding call to brief
24h
Brief to first cuts
<72h
File to live at scale
7 days
First optimisation cycle
The process

Six phases, one cycle,
repeated every week

Phase 01 · Hours 0–2

Scope & brief

A 30-minute call establishes goals, platforms, category restrictions and the reach target. We turn it into a written brief: tone, hook direction, banned claims, competitor no-go list and the exact definition of a qualifying view for your campaign.

Phase 02 · Hours 2–8

Content intake

You drop the long-form file into a shared folder. Podcast, keynote, stream VOD, product demo, webinar — anything over ten minutes works. If you have no footage, our production side generates the source instead and the rest of the pipeline is identical.

Phase 03 · Hours 8–24

Clipping & review

Editors cut the source into platform-native verticals: 20 to 60 clips per hour of footage. Every clip is graded, captioned and checked against the brief. Nothing reaches a creator account without passing the brand-safety pass first.

Phase 04 · Hours 24–48

Creator allocation

Clips are matched to creators by category, audience geography, historical retention and platform. Allocation is closed — only vetted accounts in the network can receive your assets, and each one gets a posting window rather than a free-for-all.

Phase 05 · Hours 48–72

Distribution goes live

Posting begins across TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and X inside the same window. Volume is staged, not dumped, so the platforms read the activity as organic rather than coordinated.

Phase 06 · Day 7 onward

Verify, report, scale

Views pass the anti-bot routing layer before they count. Your dashboard updates live. At day seven we cut the dead formats, double the volume on winners, and the cycle restarts with what we learned.

What we need from you

  • One long-form file (or permission to produce one)
  • Brand guidelines and any legal restrictions
  • A named approver who can sign off the brief
  • Your reach target and budget range

That is genuinely it. No account access, no passwords, no posting from your handles, no internal hires.

What you never touch

  • Creator sourcing, vetting and contracting
  • Editing, captioning and format testing
  • Payouts, invoices and creator disputes
  • Fraud filtering and view verification
  • Weekly reporting and optimisation calls
Verification

How a view becomes a verified view

Four filters sit between a play event and the number on your invoice. Anything that fails is discarded and never billed.

01

Source check

The account must be a vetted network member in good standing, with posting history that predates your campaign.

02

Behaviour check

Watch-time distribution, scroll velocity and engagement ratios are compared to the creator’s own baseline.

03

Network check

Traffic is routed against known farm ranges, device clusters and repeat-view signatures.

04

Reconciliation

Platform-reported figures are reconciled against our own telemetry before anything is billed to you.

FAQ

Process questions

How fast can we launch?
Your video goes out to the network within 24 hours of the brief. Because thousands of editors work at once, the clips are usually all back within 48 hours, and the first ones go live somewhere between day three and day five. Ongoing clients get a pre-approved fast lane for live moments, where we can turn something around in under 15 minutes.
What reporting do we get?
A live dashboard from day one showing every clip we made, which ones were cut and why, how the survivors scored, how each channel performed, verified views, how long people watched, and profile clicks. Above $25,000 a month you also get a written summary every week.
Which brands is Vanguard for?
Brands in crypto, fintech, SaaS, AI, iGaming, consumer apps and entertainment who want this running permanently rather than as a one-off push. We run dedicated programmes for Web3 launches, SaaS and AI tools, licensed operators, consumer apps, music, podcasts and founder brands.
How do we measure this?
Views, watch time and profile clicks are the surface numbers. The one that matters more is what happens downstream: people searching your brand name and typing your URL directly, which usually shows up four to eight weeks later. If you judge this on last-click conversions in a seven-day window, you will cancel it about a month before it starts working.
Get started

Ready to start the clock?

Book the 30-minute scope call today and your clips can be live inside 72 hours.

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Survives the Crucible
12B+
Views delivered
180M+
Monthly Unique Reach
93%
Client retention