We are building the video infrastructure for retail media.

BeamReel exists to give retailers, brands and media networks the owned video layer they’ve been missing.

Video is the most influential format in product discovery and purchase decision-making. Yet for most retailers, brands and media networks, it remains the one format they don’t own.

BeamReel changes that – providing the infrastructure to activate shoppable video across every surface in their ecosystem, turning the point of decision into owned, high-influence media.

What we believe:

The most powerful moment in retail is the decision moment – when a shopper is ready to choose. Today that moment is shaped by short-form video on social platforms, where the data, attention and influence sit outside your control.

We believe that influence belongs inside owned media. BeamReel was built to bring it there.

 

The problem we’re solving.

Retail media has scaled search and display. But video – the format driving the most influence over product discovery and purchase intent – remains largely unowned by the businesses that need it most.

Retailers have no owned video layer across their customer journey. Brands are locked out of in-store marketing by rising retail media costs. Media networks have no short-form video platform to offer advertisers. And paid media acquisition costs are climbing, eroding ROI for everyone.

But there’s a deeper problem emerging. A decade ago, brands worried about where their ads appeared. Now the question is whether the content around them – or the content itself – is real. AI-generated content and algorithmic distribution are quietly eroding brand trust, and recommendation algorithms aren’t designed to filter harm – they’re designed to maximise engagement. Those aren’t the same thing.

Verified, owned video isn’t a premium option anymore. It’s how brands stay in control of what they’re associated with – and how retailers and media networks protect the trust they’ve spent years building.

BeamReel fills that gap – owned, verified, shoppable video infrastructure built for the retail media era.

 

What BeamReel delivers

One platform. Every retail engagement surface. Deployed fast with no upfront infrastructure investment.

  • Supplier-funded, high-margin video inventory for retail media networks
  • Shoppable video at the point of decision for retailers and brands
  • First-party engagement data and closed-loop measurement
  • Brand-safe, curated video placements across digital and in-store environments
  • QR-to-video across print, packaging, catalogues and OOH media
  • Real-time campaign reporting brands and advertisers trust

Our Vision

An industry where owned video is the standard, not the exception – and the influence, data and margin it generates stays inside the businesses that earn it.

Our Mission

To give retailers, brands and media networks the video infrastructure they need to own the most influential format in product discovery – and turn every surface they own into a high-yield, shoppable media moment.

Our Values

Be bold – challenge the status quo of rented media and platform dependency.

Be trusted – brand-safe, privacy-compliant and built for enterprise.

Be curious – constantly evolving the platform to stay ahead of retail media.