A user is uploading assets for a VRC Efficient reach campaign. According to best practices, what should they include to provide full coverage?
Correct Answer
At least one vertical and two horizontal assets
Why is this the correct answer?
Best practice is to include at least one vertical and two horizontal assets. Efficient reach campaigns deliver across several formats and surfaces, and each has its own shape: vertical suits Shorts and mobile full-screen environments, while horizontal suits in-stream and connected TV. Supplying both means the campaign is eligible everywhere it could efficiently reach people, and having more than one horizontal asset gives the system variety to work with rather than a single option. The general principle behind this and similar creative-variety questions is coverage over perfection. A campaign restricted to one orientation, however good the film, forfeits whole categories of inventory, and the reach goal then has to be met in a narrower and usually more expensive pool.
Why are the other options wrong?
Five different vertical videos
Five vertical videos leave no horizontal asset, so in-stream and connected TV inventory cannot be used.
One 60-second horizontal video
A single 60-second horizontal video provides neither vertical coverage nor length variety for shorter formats.
Only vertical videos
Vertical-only excludes horizontal surfaces, which remain a large share of efficient reach inventory.
Real-world example
A travel brand uploads one vertical cut plus two horizontal versions at different lengths. The campaign reaches its target audience across Shorts, in-stream and connected TV, at a cost per thousand impressions 18% below its previous horizontal-only campaign.
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