What is Marketing agency?

Also known as: Advertising agency, Ad agency

Definition

A marketing agency delivers marketing activities on behalf of clients — from strategy and branding to running campaigns across various channels, including social media.

In-depth explanation

A marketing agency is broader than a social media agency. Where a social media agency limits itself to social media, a marketing agency often also covers SEO, paid ads (Google, Meta), email marketing, branding, website building and content marketing.

Many marketing agencies offer social media as one of their services, but possibly not with the same depth as a specialized social media agency. The tooling they need largely overlaps: a client CRM, content planning, reporting.

Example from agency practice

A marketing agency delivers a complete marketing approach for 8 clients: SEO content, Google Ads, a newsletter and social media. For the social media part they use the same platform as specialized social media agencies, so content planning and reporting are automated.

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  • Agency owners
  • Marketing managers
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