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Brands10/06/2026· 11 min· Pharoll team
Editorial collage: launch pad for founding brands pilot campaigns

Founding Brands: Why the First Brands Help Build the Future of Creator Marketing

The Pharoll Founding Brands program: who should apply, how the six-week pilot works, what each brand receives, and how feedback shapes the platform.

Every great product started with a small group of customers. Not ordinary customers. Companies willing to try new approaches, test features, share feedback, and help build something better.

At Pharoll we call them Founding Brands. The program brings together a limited number of brands that want to develop performance-oriented creator marketing before the platform’s public launch.

More than running campaigns, these companies actively participate in product evolution. Every suggestion, every learning, and every campaign helps define Pharoll’s future.

At a glance

  • The Founding Brands program is for a limited number of companies.
  • The goal is to launch real campaigns, measure results, and collect learnings.
  • Brands collaborate directly with Pharoll’s founding team.
  • Feedback influences features, flows, and product priorities.
  • At the end, each company leaves with concrete data and a validated creator marketing strategy.

Why we created the Founding Brands program

Building a creator marketing platform is not just about technology. It means understanding how marketing teams, creators, and companies work in real situations.

No product can anticipate every need through internal planning alone. So we chose to work side by side with a small group of companies that share our vision: creator marketing should be transparent, measurable, and results-oriented.

The Founding Brands program turns that collaboration into an advantage for everyone. Read the measurable creator marketing manifesto.

What it means to be a Founding Brand

Being a Founding Brand means much more than using a platform before everyone else. It means:

  • Collaborating directly with the founding team.
  • Trying features first.
  • Helping define roadmap priorities.
  • Validating new ways to measure campaigns.
  • Contributing to performance-oriented creator marketing infrastructure.

Every campaign generates results for the brand and knowledge for the whole platform.

Who should apply

The program is designed for companies that want to build creator marketing as a consistent acquisition channel. It is especially relevant for:

  • SaaS companies.
  • D2C brands.
  • E-commerce.
  • Technology.
  • Education.
  • Consulting.
  • B2B services.
  • Organizations with data-driven marketing teams.

More important than sector is the willingness to learn, test, and collaborate.

Who may not be the right fit

The program may not suit companies that:

  • Only want occasional awareness campaigns.
  • Expect immediate results without a learning phase.
  • Lack resources to follow the pilot.
  • Do not value metrics or continuous optimization.

The program is designed for companies building a sustainable channel—not just running a one-off action.

How the program works

Each pilot typically runs for about six weeks.

Week 1. Preparation

In this phase we work together to define:

  • Objectives.
  • Primary metric.
  • Budget.
  • Landing page.
  • Brief.
  • Participating creators.
  • Tracking.

A good pilot starts with clear rules. Use the briefing checklist and set up links and UTMs before launch.

Weeks 2 to 5. Execution

During the campaign we continuously monitor:

  • Valid clicks.
  • Performance per creator.
  • Budget.
  • Traffic quality.
  • Metric evolution.
  • Optimization opportunities.

The goal is not only to collect results but to learn quickly and adjust the campaign when needed. See campaign analytics and choosing creators.

Week 6. Analysis

At pilot close we analyze:

  • Overall performance.
  • Top-performing creators.
  • Improvement opportunities.
  • Operational learnings.
  • Next steps.

Each campaign ends with conclusions you can apply to future initiatives. Structure reporting with the ROI guide.

What a Founding Brand receives

By participating, each company benefits from:

  • Early access to the platform.
  • Proximity to the founding team.
  • Preferential conditions during the program.
  • Strategic support.
  • Measurable campaigns.
  • Analytics dashboards.
  • Data export.
  • Direct influence on product evolution.

More than testing features, the company helps build a platform aligned with market needs.

Why feedback matters so much

Every comment during the program is reviewed by the team. Suggestions can become:

  • Usability improvements.
  • New features.
  • Campaign flow changes.
  • New reports.
  • Process simplification.

This collaboration lets the platform evolve from real usage—not hypotheses alone.

How we measure success

A pilot’s goal is not perfect campaigns. It is to learn fast. Throughout the program we analyze indicators such as:

  • Valid clicks.
  • CPC.
  • Performance per creator.
  • Traffic quality.
  • Weekly evolution.
  • Operational feedback.

These metrics help understand campaign behavior and prepare future decisions.

FAQ

How long does the program last?
Each pilot typically runs about six weeks, including preparation, execution, and analysis.
Do I need to work with an agency?
No. The program can run directly with your in-house team. If you have an agency, it can participate normally.
How many creators participate?
There is no mandatory number. The aim is a diverse enough set to generate relevant data without compromising analysis capacity.
What happens afterward?
After the pilot, you can continue using Pharoll, expand campaigns, and apply learnings from the program.

Built together

Pharoll believes the best platforms are not built by product teams alone. They are built together with the companies that use them every day.

The Founding Brands program represents that philosophy. We are not just looking for the first brands on the platform. We are looking for partners who want to help build a new way to do creator marketing.

If your company believes campaigns should be transparent, measurable, and results-oriented, the Founding Brands program is a chance to be part of that story from day one. Apply via contact.

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