US vs Them

What Actually Matters

Traditional Agencies

Pricing Flat Monthly Fee (Transparent & Predictable) Percentage of Ad Spend or Hidden Fees
Who Runs Your Account Senior Strategists & Paid Media Experts Junior Buyers & Account Managers
Strategic Depth Growth Modeling, Forecasting & Full-Funnel Insights Basic Campaign Management
Contract Terms No Long Term-Contracts –– Pause/Scale Anytime Locked-In Contracts Regardless of Performance
Creative Support Strategic Direction + Access to Trusted Creative Partners No Creative Input or Outsourced Without Strategy
Response Time Slack Access with Same-Day Responses 48-72 Hours (If You're Lucky)
Reporting KPI Dashboards + Revenue Forecasts You Can Actually Use Basic Click/Spend Reports
Approach Hands-On Execution + CMO-Level Advisory Transactional Ad Delivery

US vs Them - What Actually Matters

Pricing

Who Runs Your Account

Flat Monthly Fee (Transparent & Predictable)








Reporting

Strategic Depth

Contract Terms

Creative Support

Response Time

Approach

Senior Strategists & Paid Media Experts

Growth Modeling, Forecasting & Full-Funnel Insights

No Long-Term Contracts — Pause/Scale Anytime

Strategic Direction + Access to Trusted Creative Partners

Slack Access with Same-Day Responses

KPI Dashboards + Revenue Forecasts You Can Actually Use

Hands-On Execution + CMO-Level Advisory

Traditional Agencies

Percentage of Ad Spend or Hidden Fees

Junior Buyers & Account Managers

Basic Campaign Management

Locked-In Contracts Regardless of Performance

No Creative Input or Outsourced Without Strategy

48–72 Hours (If You’re Lucky)

Basic Click/Spend Reports

Transactional Ad Delivery