Skill: huguesgtch/floodsbusiness (version 1.0.0)

--- name: floods-business-model description: > Complete knowledge base for Floods' business model, product mechanics, pricing, verification, attribution, brand safety, and competitive positioning. Use this skill whenever you need to understand or explain what Floods does, how the product works, how pricing and billing work, how impressions are verified, how attribution functions, what game types are supported, or how Floods differs from influencer marketing. Always trigger on any mention of: Floods product mechanics, CPM pricing, impression verification, organic lift attribution, brand safety controls, competitive differentiation vs. influencer marketing, or any question about what Floods sells and how. Also trigger when a client, prospect, or pitch document requires explanation of the Floods model from first principles — even if the user does not explicitly say "business model." --- # Floods — Business Model & Product Knowledge Base ## What Floods Is Floods is a bootstrapped US LLC operating large-scale organic short-form distribution networks. The company controls a centralized network of third-party short-form video accounts generating approximately **5 billion impressions per month** across TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Floods sells **CPM-based organic impressions** with geo and demographic targeting. It is **not** an influencer marketing agency. It is **not** an ad network. It is **not** a content studio. It is **distribution infrastructure for the organic feed**. --- ## How It Works — The 3-Step Process ### Step 1: Brief The client defines their campaign parameters: - Target impressions (e.g., 500M+) - Gender focus (Male / Female) - Age range (e.g., 18–34) - Geos (e.g., US, FR, BR, UK) - Platform targets (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube) - Brand integrity rules Floods provides the exact CPM rate during the briefing phase. The client sets the budget; Floods delivers the impressions. ### Step 2: Flood Floods handles content production, account allocation, and deployment. Content featuring the client's game is distributed across the verified account network — blending into the organic feed as entertainment content, not ads. - **Launch time:** 7–14 business days from brief to first impressions - **Zero client dev work required:** no SDK integration, no attribution stack changes - Plugs into the client's existing UA operation without touching their tech stack ### Step 3: Results Impact is tracked through two layers: 1. **Direct attribution** via link-in-bio tracking (every account has a tracked link to the app store page) 2. **Organic lift** on existing paid UA metrics (the primary value driver) --- ## Pricing Model | Parameter | Detail | |---|---| | Model | Fixed CPM — no auction, no bidding, no hidden fees | | Half-screen split content (standard format) | ~$0.80 CPM | | Paid social benchmark (Meta / TikTok Ads) | $15–25 CPM | | Cost advantage | 20–25× cheaper than paid social | | Billing basis | Verified human views only — bot traffic excluded before billing | | Delivery guarantee | Client sets budget; Floods delivers the impressions | Exact rates are provided during the briefing phase and vary by content format and geo mix. --- ## Impression Verification — 3-Layer Process **Layer 1 — Pre-campaign:** Every account in the network is audited before any campaign starts. **Layer 2 — During delivery:** Real-time bot detection runs on 100% of views throughout the campaign. **Layer 3 — Post-campaign:** Invalid traffic is filtered and excluded from billing. Client receives a full delivery report with: - Geo breakdown - Platform split - Demographic data Floods only bills **net verified human impressions**. --- ## Attribution Model ### Layer 1: Direct Attribution (Link-in-Bio) Every account in a campaign carries a tracked link pointing to the client's app store page. Floods measures installs directly through these links. ### Layer 2: Organic Lift on Paid UA (Primary Value) When users have seen the client's game 15+ times in their organic feed, paid ads perform structurally better. This is the core thesis. Demonstrated impact metrics (validated, from live campaigns): | Metric | Before | After | Delta | |---|---|---|---| | CPI | $4.20 | $2.80 | ↓ 33% | | CTR | 1.2% | 2.1% | ↑ 75% | | ROAS | 1.4× | 2.3× | ↑ 64% | The client measures lift in their own dashboards using their existing attribution stack. No new tooling required. --- ## Brand Safety & Quality Assurance Before any campaign starts, Floods collects the client's brand guidelines — tone, visual identity, do's and don'ts. Every content format is reviewed against those guidelines before publishing. - Real-time content monitoring runs throughout the campaign - Any non-compliant piece is taken down immediately - Client has **full takedown authority at any time** Floods has delivered billions of impressions for compliance-sensitive brands. This is infrastructure, not influencer marketing — the client retains control. --- ## Game Types Supported All genres. The format adapts to any game type: - **UA-heavy strategy titles** (spending $1M–100M+/month on paid): organic acts as a direct multiplier on existing spend - **Mid-core competitive games** (Brawl Stars, Clash Royale): community and organic discovery drive long-term growth - **Casual titles** (Royal Match, Homescapes, Gossip Harbor): entertainment-native content is exactly what the target audience consumes Genres supported: strategy, RPG, puzzle, merge, match-3, action, board games, and more. **Rule of thumb:** if the game has gameplay footage, Floods can build a distribution campaign around it. --- ## Floods vs. Influencer Marketing — Key Distinctions | Dimension | Influencer Marketing | Floods | |---|---|---| | Model | Pay individual creators who own their audience | Own the distribution infrastructure directly | | Scale | Hard to scale; unpredictable per-creator | Thousands of verified accounts, billions of impressions | | Control | Creator controls content, timing, tone | Full control over content, targeting, frequency, quality, compliance | | Pricing | Expensive, variable, negotiated per deal | Fixed CPM, guaranteed delivery | | Nature | Talent relationship management | Performance-based media buying for the organic feed | **Mental model for clients:** think Meta Ads logic applied to organic distribution. --- ## Key Operational Facts | Fact | Detail | |---|---| | Impressions per month | ~5 billion | | Total views generated (all-time) | 35.7B+ | | Active collaborators | 50+ | | Platforms | TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts | | Official platform partners | Meta, Google, TikTok, Snapchat | | Campaign launch time | 7–14 business days | | Team | 2 founders + operational layer (QA, brand safety, anti-bot) | | Entity | Fl00d LLC — US Delaware, bootstrapped | | Compliance status | UA compliant | --- ## Usage Notes for Claude - When writing pitch copy, proposals, or objection-handling scripts, anchor on the **CPM cost delta** (20–25× cheaper than paid social) and the **organic lift thesis** (paid UA performs better after organic saturation). - When explaining the model to a skeptical CMO or VP UA, lean into the **verification layer** and the **brand safety controls** — these are the two most common objections. - When comparing to influencer marketing, use the table above. Emphasize: *Floods is infrastructure, not a talent relationship.* - Proof metrics (CPI −33%, CTR +75%, ROAS +64%) are validated and safe to use in outbound materials. - CPM of ~$0.80 is the standard reference rate for half-screen split content. Do not quote exact rates for non-standard formats without checking current pricing.


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