How we know

Rocket said publicly that its social content had become too polished and that it wanted real homebuying stories. The wire release is titled around replacing glossy social feeds with real stories.

Who says so	Rocket itself, in its own PR Newswire release, covered again by Adweek and by Inman. One of the best evidenced rows on the sheet. Read it
A second source	Inman, a real-estate trade publication independent of Rocket and Viral Nation, confirms the 247 million views figure and the Super Bowl 'Own the Dream' campaign, but does not state any creator count.
What the agency was asked to do	Not published as a brief. The stated change was a move from polished ads to raw homeowner stories.
How the agency was picked	Project first, then the account
How that happened	Competitive review, and the agency was already doing project work first: Rocket ran a two and a half month review and Viral Nation beat four other agencies to become its first ever social media agency of record, announced August 2025. The detail that matters most: Viral Nation had already delivered Rocket's Super Bowl social campaign before winning the AOR. The project came first, the AOR followed.
How long it took	Two and a half month review, five agencies in it, announced 12 August 2025. Super Bowl work ran earlier the same year, so the working relationship predates the formal appointment by months.
Recorded as	Rocket Companies (Rocket Money / Rocket Mortgage)

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