Agencies charge 5x more and check your ads 5x less often. You get a junior account manager, monthly reports, and slow reactions. Adboard gives you daily management at a fraction of the cost.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Adboard | Hiring an Agency |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms supported | Meta, Snapchat, Google, TikTok | Usually multi-platform |
| Self-serve or managed | Fully managed | Fully managed |
| Daily reporting | Daily Telegram reports | Monthly PDF reports |
| Attribution tracking | First-party pixel included | Platform data only (or extra cost) |
| Creative management | Full creative board | Often separate creative team (extra cost) |
| AI recommendations | AI-powered daily analysis | Junior AM checks weekly |
| Human oversight | Experienced operator | Junior account manager |
| Telegram delivery | Email reports | |
| Profit tracking | Full P&L dashboard | ROAS only (no true profit) |
| Price | £500/mo | £2,000–5,000/mo |
Where Hiring an Agency wins
Good agencies bring strategic depth, dedicated account managers, can handle complex multi-market campaigns, and have resources for creative production. For large brands spending £50k+/mo, a top-tier agency can be worth it.
Where Adboard wins
Adboard checks daily (not weekly), uses AI that doesn’t miss patterns, costs 75% less, has no contracts, gives you real-time dashboard access, and reports profit not just ROAS. You see everything that happens.
Which one is right for you?
Use Hiring an Agency if…
Brands spending £50k+/mo that need strategic depth, creative production, and a dedicated team for complex multi-market campaigns.
Use Adboard if…
Brands spending £1k–20k/mo who want professional management without agency overhead, contracts, or junior AMs.
The Bottom Line
Agencies charge 5x more and check your ads 5x less often. You get a junior account manager, monthly reports, and slow reactions. Adboard gives you daily management at a fraction of the cost.
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