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How to hire a digital marketing agency

A practical buyer guide for founders and marketing leaders: agency selection criteria, proposal scoring, and performance governance.

1) Start with business outcomes

Define revenue targets, CAC range, and timeline first. Avoid agencies that only discuss vanity metrics.

2) Ask for delivery model clarity

Who executes daily? How often do they ship? Require a weekly sprint cadence and named ownership.

3) Compare attribution and reporting

Insist on reporting tied to pipeline/revenue, not just impressions and clicks.

4) Check strategic fit

Pick agencies with proven work in your model (DTC, SaaS, B2B) and channel maturity stage.

5) De-risk with pilot scope

Run a 60-90 day pilot with explicit KPIs before expanding retainers or adding channels.

6) Evaluate commercial efficiency

Assess quality per dollar, not only hourly rates. Teams with geo-arbitrage can deliver stronger ROI.

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