YouTube ORM
Fund creator videos and answer the comments under them.
YouTube ORM is running creator videos and the comments under them as one job. In its strongest reported month, 58 creator videos went live and inbound queries got a median first reply in one to three hours.
Fit
Who this is for.
Good fit
- Brands paying creators to make videos.
- Teams whose comment sections nobody owns.
- Marketers who need spend tied to sentiment.
Not a fit
- You want critical comments deleted, not answered.
- You want undisclosed paid placements.
- You judge creators on subscriber count alone.
Why a system
Paid spend amplifies whatever is already there
A funded video with an unanswered complaint on top advertises the complaint. The thread outlives the budget.
Every funded video opens a permanent public thread.
Comment threads can surface in search and AI answers.
Response videos move opinion faster than campaigns.
Unanswered questions on paid placements cost the most.
Deliverables
What you actually get.
Mention and comment audit
Every video about the brand, with sentiment and unanswered counts.
Response library
Tone-tagged replies by query type, with escalation.
Creator pool and tiers
Vetted creators by niche and size, with rights terms.
Distribution calendar
What goes live when, with UTMs decided.
Monthly report
Videos, views, comments and reply time against last month.
How it runs
The first month, step by step.
Something ships in two weeks. No long audit first.
Every video that mentions you, funded or not, and what the comments say.
No response layer, unanswered threads or weak creator fit. Fix one first.
Templates and a triage rota go live before the next placement.
Reply time, unanswered rate and sentiment against the baseline.
Rules
What this never involves.
NeverFunding a video with no response plan
InsteadStaff the comment layer before the placement goes live.
NeverDeleting critical comments
InsteadAnswer in public. Deletion gets screenshotted.
NeverUndisclosed placements
InsteadDisclose paid partnerships.
NeverJudging creators on subscribers alone
InsteadTier on comment quality and audience fit.
What I do not promise
- A sentiment shift by a set date.
- Removal of comments on creator channels.
- A clean attribution number. YouTube attribution is lossy.
Measurement
What actually moves
Views say little about reputation. These show whether the comment side works.
- First response time
- Median hours to first reply.
- Unanswered question rate
- Share of queries with no reply.
- Sentiment movement
- Against a captured baseline.
- Views per video by tier
- So creator tiers are re-cut on evidence.
Proof
Where this has been done.
First-party work, with the numbers on the case pages.
Questions
Asked most.
Is this creator marketing or ORM?
Both, run by one team. Splitting them is how funded videos end up with unanswered complaints.
What does a month look like?
In the reported month: 58 videos across two tracks, a staffed comment layer and a one to three hour median first reply.
Can you remove negative comments?
On owned channels yes, but mostly you should not. On creator channels it is their call, so creator choice matters.
How do you attribute this?
UTMs on every placement, plus self-reported attribution on enquiry. YouTube attribution is lossy.
Read on
Go deeper on any of it.
Read next
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- ORM servicesThe system this one reports into.
- LinkedIn marketingThe other channel where distribution and reputation are one job.
- Reddit marketingWhere the same buyers argue without a moderator.
- AEO serviceBe the source assistants quote.
- The AEO PlaybookThe framework, step by step.
- All servicesSEO, AEO, organic social, builds.
Next step
Tell me who answers the comments today.
Share the channel and the last campaign. The first reply says where replies are being lost.