Phainos

Product Tracking

Your product was seeded. Was it on screen?

Watch the video, not just the caption. See which products appeared, for how long and how prominently.

A football boot striking a ball on a sunlit pitch
A runner wearing an unbranded performance shoe on a red track
A runner in a bright technical jacket crossing a city plaza

Captions tell you what creators said. The frame tells you what audiences actually saw.

A runner wearing an unbranded performance shoe on a red track

Seconds on screen

Count appearances, not mentions

A caption is not a shoe on screen for nine seconds.

The video itself is analysed across its full length, so an appearance registers whether or not the creator described it. What you seeded is measured by what was visible.

A basketball player tying a performance shoe before a game

Duration and prominence

Separate a hero moment from a glimpse

Not every appearance is worth the same.

How long the product held the frame, how large it was, and whether it led the shot or sat behind it. Background wear stops being reported as a placement.

A runner in a bright technical jacket crossing a city plaza

A list built on evidence

Justify the budget with something real

Compare creators on what they showed, not what they reached.

Visibility rolls up per product, per drop and per campaign, so the next seeding list is built on delivered seconds rather than on follower counts.

Two runners crossing in opposite directions with contrasting shoes

Competitors, named

See the whole frame

Your product was rarely the only brand in the shot.

Detection does not stop at the items you registered. A piece where your shoe appears next to a competitor's kit reads as exactly that rather than as a clean win.

What changes when you watch the video.

Before Phainos

  • Reach and engagement standing in for product exposure
  • Caption mentions counted as placements
  • Appearances nobody tagged missed entirely
  • Videos reviewed by hand, if at all
  • No way to compare creators on what they showed

With Phainos

  • Screen time measured per product
  • Appearance separated from mention
  • Untagged appearances still counted
  • Every video analysed, not a sample
  • Creators comparable on visibility delivered

Questions, answered

A better conversation starts with a better answer.

How is this different from creator tracking?

Creator tracking tells you a creator posted and how the post performed. Product tracking goes inside the video and tells you whether your product was actually visible in it, and for how long.

Does it work when the product is not tagged or mentioned?

Yes. That is the point. Detection runs on the video itself, so an untagged appearance still registers.

Which products can be detected?

The ones registered during setup. Detection is configured against your actual catalogue, which is part of why setup is hands-on.

How accurate is it?

Good enough to change decisions, not perfect. Detection is strongest on distinctive silhouettes and clear footage, and weakest on brief background appearances in low light. Results are reviewable, so anything you disagree with can be corrected.

Can it tell a colourway apart?

Often, depending on how distinct the colourways are and how clearly the product is shown. Where it cannot resolve the exact variant it still records the appearance at product level rather than discarding it.

See it on your own brand.

Tell us the question you cannot answer today. We will show you what this looks like against your accounts, your creators and your category.

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