Top 15 Micro-Influencer Agencies Every Brand Should Know About [UPDATED]

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The age of mega-influencers is fading fast. In 2025, marketers are asking a sharper question: How do we scale trust, not just reach?

Micro-influencers, creators with 10K to 100K followers, have become the answer. They consistently outperform celebrity campaigns on engagement, authenticity, and cost efficiency. Nearly half of marketers now say micro-influencers deliver their most successful campaigns, and 43% have increased investment in this segment as brands double down on performance-driven storytelling.

With the global influencer marketing industry expected to reach $32.55 billion in 2025, brands are prioritizing authenticity and niche community depth over follower counts. Smaller creators consistently achieve higher engagement across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, turning credibility into measurable conversions.

Below are 15 leading Micro-Influencer Agencies of 2025, helping brands turn small voices into scalable growth engines powered by authentic connection.


Top Micro-Influencer Marketing Agencies

Micro-influencer agencies simplify the process of identifying and vetting individuals whose influence runs deep within their niche. To improve campaign outcomes, consider working with one of the top agencies that have a proven track record and an impeccable reputation in the industry. These reputable agencies have a wealth of experience in identifying the most effective micro-influencers for your specific goals and ensuring that your campaign aligns seamlessly with your target audience.

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1. Ubiquitous

Ubiquitous

Best for: Medium Size Brands seeking TikTok-first scale and low-CPM reach across regulated and mainstream categories

Location: United States (nationwide)

Notable Clients: Disney, Lyft, BlueChew, Hers, Zilla

Key Influencer Marketing Services: End-to-end campaign management; Creator sourcing & validation; Spark Ads/paid amplification; Multi-wave program design & reporting

Industries Served: Health & Telemedicine, CPG/Food, Mobility, Pets, DTC eCommerce

Ubiquitous is a full-service influencer agency built for velocity on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. The team pairs large-scale creator sourcing with hands-on briefs, strict compliance guardrails, and paid amplification (Spark Ads) to turn organic concepts into repeatable performance.

Engagement is treated as a means to an end; campaigns are architected around CPM, CTR, traffic, and downstream conversions.

Low-CPM, Performance-Led Activation

Ubiquitous consistently engineers sub-benchmark CPMs and rapid view accumulation by combining hero creators with a deep bench of micro talent, then reinvesting in top performers to compound results.

Regulated-Category Playbooks

The agency excels where guidelines are tight (ED, Rx-adjacent skincare). It reframes language, vets audiences by age/gender, and pre-negotiates Spark permissions to maintain scale without policy breaks.

Multi-Wave Programs & Templateable Creatives

Ubiquitous structures campaigns in waves, codifying winning storylines into reusable templates and fuelling retargeting—useful for niche categories with scarce creators.

Notable Campaigns

  • BlueChew: 10.4M views in 30 days; scaled to 35M+ views at a $5.47 CPM, with creative templates that routinely go viral.
  • Hers (hair & skin): 5M+ impressions in 30 days; $2–$5 CPM via Spark Ads and 11K new users funneled for retargeting.
  • Zilla (reptile care): 9.1M views, 58,826 paid clicks, ~$11 CPM across seven waves blending education and product-led content.

Pros

  • Strong TikTok bias with proven low-CPM delivery
  • Excellent in sensitive/regulated categories
  • Smart reuse of best-performing creative via Spark Ads

Cons

  • TikTok-centric approach may underweight longer-form/upper-funnel YouTube plays
  • Heavy reliance on Spark Ads and creator usage rights for scale
  • Premium pricing for hero-tier creators in some verticals

Why It Stands Out

Ubiquitous marries creator craft with media discipline: fast testing, Spark amplification, and multi-wave sequencing that push CPMs down while traffic and clicks rise. For brands wanting TikTok-led growth with measurable acquisition, it’s a high-leverage partner.

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Ubiquitous

Ubiquitous makes it so they can’t ignore you—and, they won’t want to. We deploy compelling, ingenious influencer marketing campaigns (at scale) on platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Join brands like Lyft, Disney, Target, Amazon, and...

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10 - 50

region

Los Angeles, CA

Best for:

Medium Size Brands

Minimum Campaign Size: $20.000+
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Instagram
TikTok
YouTube
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Influencer marketing for TikTok, Youtube, and Instagram
Full-service campaign design
Content creation for Tiktok, Youtube and Instagram
Minimum Campaign Size: $20.000+
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Ubiquitous

Ubiquitous makes it so they can’t ignore you—and, they won’t want to. We deploy compelling, ingenious influencer marketing campaigns (at scale) on platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Join brands like Lyft, Disney, Target, Amazon, and...

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2. The Shelf

The Shelf

Best for: Medium and Small Size Brands seeking performance-driven micro-influencer programs

Location: Atlanta, GA (global team across 10 countries)

Notable Clients: ROAR Organic, Peelz Citrus, Engine, Savers Value Village, Papa Murphy’s

Key Influencer Marketing Services: Micro-influencer discovery & vetting; Full-funnel campaign management with allowlisting; Performance analytics & ROI reporting

Industries Served: CPG, Food & Beverage, Retail, EdTech, B2B/SaaS

The Shelf is a data-first influencer marketing agency built for measurable outcomes, blending proprietary tech with culture-led creative. Its model pairs Interest Graph–driven matching and ML risk flags with an Optimization Flywheel that iterates content into paid performance.

The result is compliant, brand-safe campaigns that move from awareness to revenue with clear attribution for senior marketers.

Micro-Influencer Discovery and Vetting

The Shelf’s platform maps creators to buyer interests, emphasizing brand-fit over surface metrics. Automated risk screening and audience matching reduce fraud and brand-safety issues while increasing conversion likelihood.

Full-Funnel Campaign Management

Teams run sequencing from UGC testing to paid amplification, using allowlisting to scale winning assets across Meta and TikTok. Workflows compress launch timelines and keep reporting boardroom-ready.

Performance Analytics and ROI Reporting

Dashboards tie creator activity to traffic, CPA, and ROAS, enabling iterative creative decisions. Insights inform retainer cycles and rehiring of top performers.

Notable Campaigns

  • ROAR Organic: Multi-year program delivered 6.9M impressions with ~4% ER; allowlisting added 3.3M impressions, with micro creator posts peaking at 61.58% ER.
  • Ello (EdTech): 6.58M impressions; 110,600 link clicks on $40K paid; IG Stories drove 3.2× benchmark engagement and 40% of interactions.
  • Engine (B2B/SaaS): 510K+ organic impressions; micro creator assets hit 2.49% CTR in paid, with skit-style content leading saves and shares.

Pros

  • Interest Graph: driven targeting and ML risk controls
  • Proven allowlisting and paid social amplification
  • Transparent, outcome-oriented reporting

Cons

  • Best suited to brands ready to invest in paid amplification
  • Enterprise-level processes may exceed the needs of very small teams

Why It Stands Out

The Shelf operationalizes influencer as a performance channel: creative that entertains, pipelines that convert, and analytics that defend budget. Its combination of cultural storytelling and rigorous optimization makes it a strong fit for enterprise CPG, retail, EdTech, and B2B brands that need brand safety and provable ROI.

The Shelf

The Shelf is a data-first influencer marketing agency where bold creativity and real-time insights drive unmatched campaign success. Since 2011, we’ve been pioneers in transforming influencer marketing through Interest Graph targeting, culture-driv...

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1 - 10

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New York

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Medium and Small Size Brands

Minimum Campaign Size: $100.000+
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Pinterest
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Twitch
Twitter (X)
YouTube
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Social Media Marketing
Marketing Strategy
Branding
Minimum Campaign Size: $100.000+

The Shelf

The Shelf is a data-first influencer marketing agency where bold creativity and real-time insights drive unmatched campaign success. Since 2011, we’ve been pioneers in transforming influencer marketing through Interest Graph targeting, culture-driv...

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3. Zorka.Agency

Zorka.Agency

Best for: Enterprises, Large and Small brands seeking guaranteed, KPI-tied micro-influencer performance

Location: Worldwide (multilingual team; 14 languages)

Notable Clients: inDrive, Plarium, Nexters

Key Influencer Marketing Services: Influencer Marketing (KPI-based), Strategy-led “Influencer Marketing 2.0,” Brand Awareness & Special Projects

Industries Served: Gaming, E-commerce, FinTech, Utilities, Travel, Education, Entertainment, Retail, Food & Drink

Founded in 2014, Zorka is an influencer and performance marketing agency that blends strategy, creative, and paid distribution into ROI-forecasted programs. The team leads with research, then builds concepts and selects channels (influencer and/or performance) to meet explicit CPM/CPA goals.

An in-house analytics stack (plus tools like Modash, Iqdata, ThoughtLeaders, and YouScan) supports audience verification and risk controls. With 850K creators across six platforms and a multilingual operations team, Zorka runs scalable, cross-market campaigns with transparent reporting and KPI guarantees.

ROI-Guaranteed Influencer Marketing

Zorka’s Influence division delivers KPI-backed influencer campaigns with forecasted CPM, CPA, and ROI outcomes. Each campaign is structured around hard performance goals, supported by Zorka.Video, the agency’s proprietary analytics platform that integrates AI-powered forecasting and audience verification.

By combining influencer creativity with quantifiable metrics, Zorka ensures accountability across every activation, from script-based ad integrations to full-scale collaborations.

Cross-Channel Performance Advertising

The Performance arm of Zorka bridges influencer activations with paid media, driving app installs, registrations, and conversions. Proprietary tools like Zorka.Traffic and Zorka.Predictive give clients direct access to global inventory and predictive user modeling that identifies high-LTV audiences before launch.

With transparent CPI/CPA pricing and antifraud systems, Zorka manages campaigns across mobile, desktop, and social channels, maintaining both speed and precision at scale.

Creative Studio and Strategic Ideation

Zorka.Creative transforms strategic insights into culture-ready concepts. Its in-house studio — staffed by veterans from Wargaming, EA, and Unilever — produces ad assets, playables, and branded content designed for conversion.

Every creative direction starts with audience and competitor analysis, resulting in campaigns that feel native to each platform yet deliver measurable lift. The approach balances bold ideas with the discipline of data-led iteration, ensuring creative storytelling directly feeds performance goals.

Notable Campaigns

  • inDrive: 477K installs at $3 CPI; 402K registrations; 628K trips; multi-year expansion across Africa, LATAM, and Asia following a successful test at $2.4 CPI and 70% reg-CR.
  • Plarium: Six-year program across 7,000+ channels, surpassing 6B video views with 15K+ promos.
  • Nexters (Hero Wars): Live-action creative reboot used in influencer and performance placements; hero creative adopted on the game’s preload screen.

Pros

  • KPI-backed guarantees with AI-supported forecasting
  • Deep gaming and app-growth expertise at global scale
  • Transparent reporting and audience diagnostics

Cons

  • Minimums ($20K+ / $50K+ / $150K+) may exclude smaller brands
  • Heavily performance-oriented approach may feel rigid for purely branding goals

Why It Stands Out

Zorka operationalizes micro-influencer campaigns with hard KPIs, multilingual execution, and a mature analytics stack. For growth teams needing predictable delivery across regions—especially in gaming and app-led categories—it’s a disciplined, results-first partner.

Zorka.Agency

Zorka.Agency is an influencer and performance marketing agency focused on creating ROI-forecasted strategies with a fair risk assessment that help businesses scale up.

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50+

region

Limasol (Cyprus)

Best for:

Enterprises, Large and Small brands

Minimum Campaign Size: $5.000+
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Facebook
Instagram
Snapchat
TikTok
Twitch
Twitter (X)
YouTube
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Influencer Marketing
User Acquisition
Full Service Production
Minimum Campaign Size: $5.000+

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Zorka.Agency is an influencer and performance marketing agency focused on creating ROI-forecasted strategies with a fair risk assessment that help businesses scale up.

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4. HireInfluence

HireInfluence

Best for: Large Companies and Enterprises seeking white-glove, experiential micro influencer campaigns with measurable ROI

Location: New York City, Los Angeles, Austin & Houston

Notable Clients: Microsoft, Southwest Airlines, McDonald’s, Warner Bros., Ricola, Lee Jeans

Key Influencer Marketing Services: Experiential & on-site activations; Hand-curated influencer sourcing; Long-term IGC & paid amplification programs

Industries Served: Travel, Retail & Fashion, CPG, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Tech

Founded in 2011, HireInfluence is an award-winning influencer marketing agency recognized for experiential creativity and meticulous execution. The agency blends human-to-human storytelling with full-service management—from strategic ideation and influencer validation to on-site production and paid media.

Its bespoke, KPI-driven model favors precision over scale, building emotionally resonant campaigns that connect brands with audiences across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and beyond.

Experiential Campaign Design

HireInfluence’s hallmark is immersive brand storytelling that turns audiences into participants. Its experiential activations, ranging from live events to destination shoots, combine sensory engagement with influencer reach. The agency’s team manages every detail, from concept development and travel logistics to FTC compliance, ensuring creative freedom and flawless execution.

Hand-Vetted Influencer Curation

Unlike algorithmic databases, HireInfluence relies on manual vetting to match creators to campaign goals. Each micro creator is evaluated for audience authenticity, content quality, and brand alignment using proprietary benchmarks such as the Audience Quality Score (AQS).

This process ensures partnerships that feel credible and drive genuine connection rather than transactional reach.

Always-On IGC & Paid Amplification

For brands seeking sustained visibility, HireInfluence structures recurring influencer-generated content programs and whitelisted amplification cycles. These long-term partnerships shorten lead times, enable seasonal optimization through A/B testing, and maintain a steady stream of high-performing creative assets integrated with paid media for extended ROI.

Notable Campaigns

  • Ricola #CoatYourThroat: Multi-platform launch of Ricola Throat Balm featuring micro- to celebrity-tier creators; 26 million impressions, 20.5 million reach, 13.17% engagement rate, 62.5K clicks.
  • Southwest Airlines #SouthwestSaysAloha: Travel-inspired influencer campaign generating 56 million impressions, 3 million engagements, and a $0.03 CPE for the airline’s Hawaii launch.
  • Lee Jeans #LeeInMotion: Men’s lifestyle activation highlighting product flexibility; 1.3 million impressions, 304K video views, and an 8.59% engagement rate.

Pros

  • White-glove service with experiential ideation and full creative control
  • Rigorous manual influencer vetting with AQS scoring
  • Proven track record across enterprise-level, multi-platform campaigns

Cons

  • Premium pricing suited to mid-market and enterprise brands
  • Boutique team capacity may limit ultra-high-volume activations

Why It Stands Out

HireInfluence’s experiential focus transforms influencer marketing from ad placement into brand theater, where storytelling, emotion, and data converge. For marketers seeking high-impact, human-centered campaigns backed by measurable performance, HireInfluence remains one of the most trusted and decorated agencies in the space.

HireInfluence

Influencer Marketing Agency of the Year 2023 + 2024. HireInfluence is an award-winning agency, serving the world’s most established brands since 2011 - managing successful campaigns for the likes of Microsoft, Oreo, Southwest Airlines, McDonalds, W...

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1 - 10

region

Houston, Los Angeles, New York

Best for:

Large Companies

Minimum Campaign Size: $50.000+
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Blog
Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIn
Pinterest
Snapchat
TikTok
Twitch
Twitter (X)
YouTube
Services
Influencer Marketing
UGC Marketing
Advertising
Social Media Marketing
Social Experiential Marketing
Performance Marketing
Social Media Management
Digital Marketing
Full Service Production
Event Marketing
Multi-channel Marketing
Audio Strategies
WebAR Strategies
Measurement and Data Analytics
Brand Safety Analysis
Minimum Campaign Size: $50.000+

HireInfluence

Influencer Marketing Agency of the Year 2023 + 2024. HireInfluence is an award-winning agency, serving the world’s most established brands since 2011 - managing successful campaigns for the likes of Microsoft, Oreo, Southwest Airlines, McDonalds, W...

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5. House of Marketers

House of Marketers

Best for: Large Brands seeking TikTok-first influencer marketing that blends paid ads, influencer activations, and content creation

Location: London, UK

Notable Clients: Tim Hortons, Jodel App, Endoca

Key Influencer Marketing Services: TikTok influencer campaigns; Paid TikTok ads management; Brand and ad content creation

Industries Served: Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness, Mobile Apps, E-commerce, Lifestyle, Tech

Founded by early-stage TikTok employees and agency veterans, House of Marketers is a performance-focused influencer marketing agency built specifically for the TikTok era. The agency combines influencer activations, paid social expertise, and creative strategy to help brands drive awareness, app installs, and conversions through short-form storytelling.

With a deep understanding of Gen Z and millennial audiences, the team leverages trend analysis, community building, and platform insights to create high-impact campaigns across Europe and beyond.

TikTok Micro Influencer Campaigns

House of Marketers runs fully managed TikTok campaigns from research and influencer sourcing to publishing and optimization. Every program begins with deep audience mapping, brand and creator matchmaking, and trend analysis to align content with evolving platform behaviors.

Campaigns are designed around clear funnel objectives, awareness, engagement, or conversions, and regularly exceed industry benchmarks for CPM and engagement rates.

Paid TikTok Ad Management

Beyond organic influencer reach, House of Marketers’ paid social specialists manage full-funnel TikTok Ads strategies, including Spark Ads, conversion optimization, and A/B testing. The agency excels at scaling cost-efficient performance campaigns, as demonstrated by case studies delivering CPI as low as €2.29 across multi-country rollouts.

This hybrid model of influencer + media management ensures creative continuity and measurable ROI.

TikTok Content & Brand Asset Creation

The agency’s in-house creative team produces TikTok-native ad content, brand-channel videos, and influencer-led storytelling assets. Using insights from real campaign data and platform trend tracking, they develop original, on-brand creative designed to maximize watch time and conversions.

This service supports brands building their own TikTok presence with consistent, high-performing assets that strengthen engagement and brand equity.

Notable Campaigns

  • Endoca (Health & Beauty): Instagram and TikTok micro-influencer activation driving 9.5% engagement across 10 creators in the UK wellness market, boosting awareness among mothers, athletes, and young professionals.
  • Jodel App: TikTok ad campaign across Germany, France, and Sweden, generating 85.6K installs and 73M video views with a €2.29 CPI—well below the initial forecast.
  • Tim Hortons: Holiday campaign across TikTok and Instagram producing 807K views, 18.9K likes, and a 5.17% TikTok engagement rate, elevating festive brand recognition.

Pros

  • Unmatched TikTok specialization and insider expertise
  • Seamless integration of influencer and paid ad performance
  • Strong Gen Z and millennial engagement across Europe and North America

Cons

  • Platform focus may limit reach for brands prioritizing non-TikTok channels
  • High creative volume demands consistent content investment

Why It Stands Out

House of Marketers pioneered the TikTok-first agency model, merging platform-native expertise with scalable media performance. For brands seeking viral reach, cultural credibility, and data-proven ROI on TikTok, the agency stands among the most specialized and effective influencer partners globally.

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House of Marketers

House of Marketers is the #1 TikTok-focused agency for Influencer Marketing, Paid Media, Content Creation, and Growing Business Profiles on TikTok. We specialize in helping Mobile Apps and Brands quickly scale and improve their ROI on the most valuab...

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team size

10 - 50

region

United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Italy, France, Poland, Indonesia, Singapore

Best for:

Large brands and Creators

Minimum Campaign Size: $20.000+
Channels
Instagram
TikTok
Twitch
Twitter (X)
YouTube
Services
Influencer Marketing Campaigns
Influencer Marketing Strategy
Paid Media Advertising (incl. TikTok Ads)
TikTok Ad Content
TikTok Business Profile Content Creation
TikTok Business Community Growth and Engagement
Minimum Campaign Size: $20.000+
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House of Marketers

House of Marketers is the #1 TikTok-focused agency for Influencer Marketing, Paid Media, Content Creation, and Growing Business Profiles on TikTok. We specialize in helping Mobile Apps and Brands quickly scale and improve their ROI on the most valuab...

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6. MOMENTiQ

MOMENTiQ

Best for: Enterprises and Large Brands building TikTok Shop as a primary revenue channel (LIVE + affiliate + paid)

Location: U.S.–based studios; serving brands globally

Notable Clients: Higround, Sweetums, (partnered creators incl. Michelle Phan, CarterPCs)

Key Influencer Marketing Services: TikTok Shop LIVE production; Creator/affiliate growth & merchandising; Shop management with paid ads integration

Industries Served: Beauty & Personal Care, Consumer Electronics, DTC Retail, CPG

MOMENTiQ is a TikTok-native commerce agency focused on turning TikTok Shop into a profit center. The team pairs studio-grade LIVE production with creator merchandising, affiliate strategy, and Shop ad buying—reporting on GMV, ROAS, and revenue per LIVE.

With record-setting showcases and a large creator community, MOMENTiQ operationalizes short-video and LIVE selling into repeatable, performance-driven playbooks.

TikTok Shop LIVE Production

End-to-end studio execution (host curation, script optimization, custom set design, moderation, giveaways) built to maximize urgency, AOV, and conversion during LIVE. Average U.S. reach per LIVE is cited at 30M impressions, with $300K average revenue per showcase when scaled.

Creator Affiliate Engine

MOMENTiQ develops creator communities, training, and fixed-fee offers to generate short-video volume and LIVE sell-through. Merchandising strategy (commission design, product bundling, pre-heat content) accelerates affiliate LTV and sustains momentum beyond one-off spikes.

Shop Management & Paid Ads

White-glove onboarding (catalog, fulfillment, violations), campaign enrollment, and integrated Shop Ads. Reported portfolio impact includes brands generating ~$130M annually via MOMENTiQ-run shops, supported by transparent optimization.

Notable Campaigns

  • TikTok Shop Launch (U.S.): First-time-buyer push beat goal by 27× with 5× higher conversion vs. standard selling; MOMENTiQ credited with $100M+ driven to brands and #1 TSP ranking for total portfolio ROAS.
  • Electronics LIVE Record: Creator @carterpcs (with co-host @kayjayohpcs) set—and then re-set—the top-grossing single LIVE revenue in the electronics category via MOMENTiQ merchandising.
  • Affiliate LIVE Record: Michelle Phan drove the highest single-LIVE affiliate product revenue (Medicube); the team has since broken this benchmark twice.

Pros

  • Proven, record-setting LIVE and affiliate revenue playbooks
  • Studio-grade production plus integrated ads and reporting
  • Merchandising depth (commissions, bundles, pre-heat)

Cons

  • Best suited to brands ready to invest in LIVE + paid + inventory
  • TikTok-Shop focus may be narrow for multi-marketplace sellers

Why It Stands Out

MOMENTiQ treats TikTok Shop as a performance channel, combining production, creators, and media into ROAS-driven systems that repeatedly scale GMV. For brands serious about LIVE commerce and affiliate-led growth, it’s a category specialist with benchmark-level results.

MOMENTiQ

MOMENTiQ is the premier influencer marketing agency. They run campaigns at the largest scale for the world’s leading brands, including The Grammy Awards and TikTok Shop itself. They specialize in launching brands/products on TikTok Shop & automatin...

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10 - 50

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Los Angeles

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Enterprises and Large Brands

Minimum Campaign Size: $50.000+
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TikTok
YouTube
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Influencer Marketing
UGC Content
Minimum Campaign Size: $50.000+

MOMENTiQ

MOMENTiQ is the premier influencer marketing agency. They run campaigns at the largest scale for the world’s leading brands, including The Grammy Awards and TikTok Shop itself. They specialize in launching brands/products on TikTok Shop & automatin...

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7. Moburst

Moburst

Best for: Startups & Enterprises seeking measurable influencer ROI across app installs, subscriptions, and eCommerce conversions

Location: New York (HQ) with offices in Tel Aviv, London, and multiple U.S. cities

Notable Clients: Samsung, Shopkick, Redefine Meat, PlugSports, Abide

Key Influencer Marketing Services: Data-driven influencer campaign management; Performance-optimized media buying; Cross-channel creative repurposing

Industries Served: Mobile Apps, Tech, CPG, Health & Wellness, Food & Beverage

Founded in 2013, Moburst is a global mobile-first marketing agency that transforms influencer campaigns into measurable performance channels. The agency integrates micro influencer selection, creative strategy, and paid amplification to convert engagement into installs and sales.

With in-house media buying, analytics, and app-growth specialists, Moburst merges creator authenticity with performance rigor, aligning influencer output with clear ROI, CPI, and CPA goals across verticals.

Performance-Driven Influencer Campaigns

Moburst designs campaigns around conversion metrics, not vanity numbers. Each initiative begins with audience definition, KPI alignment, and influencer briefing, followed by creative asset repurposing across paid channels. This approach reduces cost per activation and multiplies the use of influencer content — turning earned media into a scalable ad library.

Data-Backed Creator Selection

The agency’s influencer selection process combines proprietary insights with audience analytics to ensure authentic alignment and campaign efficiency. Each creator is vetted for engagement quality, audience demographics, and historical performance, resulting in brand-safe, conversion-ready partnerships that outperform generic database picks.

Integrated Reporting & Optimization

Moburst’s end-to-end reporting suite tracks weekly and monthly KPIs, from CTR and CPI to ROAS and subscription growth. These insights feed back into campaign adjustments, ensuring continuous optimization and lowering acquisition costs over time.

Pros

  • Proven track record in app-focused and performance-led influencer marketing
  • Global team with in-house creative, analytics, and media buying
  • Strong ROI measurement and transparent reporting

Cons

  • Optimized for data-rich performance environments rather than purely branding-led campaigns
  • Premium pricing reflects enterprise-level infrastructure

Why It Stands Out

Moburst bridges the gap between influencer storytelling and mobile performance marketing. Its integrated model, combining creative production, influencer management, and paid optimization, consistently converts awareness into measurable business growth.

For brands aiming to scale app installs, eCommerce sales, or ROI-driven campaigns globally, Moburst delivers precision and accountability at every step.

Moburst

Harness the power of influencers to achieve your growth goals with Moburst, a leading global performance influencer marketing agency that helps brands over-achieve their goals and become category leaders.

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50+

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New York, Tel Aviv, San Fransisco, London

Best for:

Startup & Enterprise

Minimum Campaign Size: $20.000+
Channels
Blog
Facebook
Google
Instagram
LinkedIn
Pinterest
Snapchat
TikTok
Twitch
Twitter (X)
YouTube
Services
Influencer Marketing
User Generated Content
Social Media Marketing
Social Media Management
Digital Marketing
Talent Management
Full Service Production
Minimum Campaign Size: $20.000+

Moburst

Harness the power of influencers to achieve your growth goals with Moburst, a leading global performance influencer marketing agency that helps brands over-achieve their goals and become category leaders.

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8. Viral Nation

Viral Nation

Overview: Viral Nation is a digital marketing agency with a global presence in over 30 countries. Its team of experts optimizes brand ROI through holistic marketing integration, brand safety analysis, and trend-focused strategies.

Location: Toronto, New York, San Franciso, UK, Copenhagen

Channels: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, Twitter

Viral Nation is a global leader in the digital and social media space, dedicated to driving growth and creating meaningful connections between brands and their audiences. Their mission is clear: to close the gap between brands and consumers by using real-time data, first-hand insights, and collaborations with creators who deeply understand their audiences. 

Viral Nation leverages cutting-edge technology and award-winning strategies to deliver exceptional value and measurable results for brands worldwide.

Creator-Led Campaigns with Measurable Impact

At the core of Viral Nation’s approach is their focus on influencer marketing, which is driven by a deep understanding of the creator ecosystem. With over 900 represented creators spanning 35+ talent verticals, they excel in curating the perfect micro creators for your brand. 

Their end-to-end micro-influencer marketing solutions cover everything from strategy and talent procurement to campaign execution and performance measurement.

By utilizing historical data, trend analysis, and proprietary AI solutions, Viral Nation ensures optimal talent selection and campaign effectiveness, boasting an average 7x return on ad spend (ROAS) and a 42% reduction in customer acquisition cost (CAC).

Micro-Influencer Agencies Viral Nation

Advanced Technology and Data-Driven Insights

Viral Nation’s technology prowess is evident in their comprehensive suite of tools designed to protect and enhance brand safety while delivering actionable insights. Their centralized data and measurement platform powers business intelligence and attribution, offering real-time micro-influencer review, verification, and approval.

This all-in-one platform provides live visibility into campaign performance, allowing brands, creators, and management teams to stay informed and agile.

A standout feature of Viral Nation is their AI-powered brand safety technology. This system conducts multichannel historical audits, ongoing screenings, and multimedia analyses to preemptively identify and mitigate potential issues. 

Viral Nation Case Study

Viral Nation collaborated with Energizer to expand the brand’s recognition beyond its well-known batteries and bunny mascot, focusing on two new portable lighting products – the Energizer Headlamps and TAC 700 Flashlights. Energizer approached Viral Nation to enhance the visibility and market share of these products during the critical holiday shopping season.

Strategic Approach:

Viral Nation developed a multi-platform micro-influencer marketing campaign to captivate holiday shoppers. The campaign featured six micro-influencers across YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram, who created engaging content like unboxings and POV reviews, including appearances by the Energizer Bunny.

The influencers promoted the products directly through Energizer’s Amazon pages, highlighting their suitability as holiday gifts and stocking stuffers.

The campaign successfully positioned Energizer’s lighting products as essential holiday items, achieving 832K interactions, 806K views, and 4.6K clicks. This strategic content creation and engagement significantly boosted Energizer’s visibility and sales during the holiday season.

Micro-Influencer Agencies Viral Nation Case Study

Viral Nation

Viral Nation

Viral Nation is a global leader in social media innovation, uniting powerful marketing services, proprietary technology, and creator representation.

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team size

50+

region

Offices in Toronto and New York

Best for:

Enterprises and Large brands

Minimum Campaign Size: $50.000+
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Facebook
Google
Instagram
LinkedIn
Snapchat
TikTok
Twitch
YouTube
Services
Social Media Marketing
Influencer Marketing
Social Content Production
Social Experiential Marketing
Social-First Community Management
Strategic Paid Media
Paid Performance Marketing
Measurement and Data Analytics
Digital Marketing
Content Marketing
Growth Marketing
Data-driven Optimization
Talent Representation
Influencer Vetting
Brand Safety Solutions
B2B Marketing
Business Intelligence
Minimum Campaign Size: $50.000+
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Viral Nation

Viral Nation is a global leader in social media innovation, uniting powerful marketing services, proprietary technology, and creator representation.

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9. Audiencly

Audiencly

Best for: Small Size Brand needing global, cross-platform reach with at-scale creator activations

Location: Global (USA, EU, Latin America)

Notable Clients: Socialpoint, NordVPN, Gaijin

Key Influencer Marketing Services: Cross-platform influencer campaigns; Creator Program & managed roster; TikTok marketing; Creative & strategy; Measurement & reporting

Industries Served: Gaming, Consumer Tech, VPN/Cybersecurity, Lifestyle

Audiencly connects brands to a large, vetted creator network across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, pairing playbook-driven strategy with creative production and post-campaign analytics. With 10K+ creators (incl. 30+ exclusives) and 1.5B+ cumulative impressions, the agency is built to scale multi-market launches and always-on programs without sacrificing brand safety or fit.

Cross-Platform Influencer Campaigns

Audiencly designs and manages multi-platform campaigns across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. The agency oversees everything—strategy, creator vetting, contracts, and reporting—to ensure brand messages reach the right audience through the right voices. Each activation blends storytelling with measurable KPIs, driving awareness, engagement, and conversion simultaneously.

Creator Program & Exclusives

Audiencly’s Creator Program gives brands instant access to a verified roster of over 10,000 creators worldwide, including 30+ exclusives. The program simplifies collaboration and content approval while maintaining creative quality and compliance. This hybrid model allows Audiencly to activate campaigns faster and at scale, matching creators to brands based on audience data, category, and performance history.

TikTok Growth & Creative Strategy

The agency’s TikTok division focuses on trend-driven creative, pairing short-form storytelling with smart ad amplification. Campaigns are built to resonate with younger demographics through music cues, humor, and narrative hooks.

Backed by performance tracking and cultural insights, Audiencly ensures every TikTok activation balances creativity with measurable growth for the brand.

Notable Campaigns

  • Socialpoint (Dragon City, Monster Legends): 362 creators, 1.02B+ views, 22.8M+ likes, 1.24M+ comments—expanded market presence and audience reach.
  • Gaijin (War Thunder/Enlisted/Crossout): 660+ uploads, 280M+ views, 9.2M+ likes, 658K+ comments—lifted visibility and player conversion while reducing churn.
  • NordVPN: 236+ creators, 61.3M+ views, 2.8M+ likes, 234K+ comments—new-user acquisition with brand-recognition gains.

Pros

  • Deep gaming chops
  • Large multilingual network
  • Scalable ops with brand-safety vetting
  • Clear KPI reporting

Cons

  • Heavily performance-oriented
  • Non-gaming categories may require bespoke creative testing to match gaming-level efficiency

Why It Stands Out

Audiencly blends a sizeable, data-screened creator pool with tight creative strategy and localization—useful for brands that need billions-scale impressions and measurable lift across multiple regions and platforms.

Audiencly

Influencer marketing means significantly more than sponsoring hilarious videos or glamourous Instagram posts. With Audiencly the right influencer marketing strategy enables companies to reach their target groups in a direct way and retain them sust...

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Services
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team size

10 - 50

region

Düsseldorf, London

Best for:

Small Size Brand and creators

Minimum Campaign Size: $50.000+
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Instagram
TikTok
Twitch
YouTube
Services
Influencer Marketing
Talent Management
Minimum Campaign Size: $50.000+

Audiencly

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10. NeoReach

NeoReach

Best for: Large Companies seeking full-funnel influencer marketing with performance transparency and data-backed campaign orchestration

Location: Orlando, Florida (Global operations)

Notable Clients: Blue Apron, Tezos, Macy’s, NVIDIA, A&E

Key Influencer Marketing Services: Managed influencer campaigns, UGC and paid media syndication, API-based analytics and reporting, market research, and fraud detection

Industries Served: Retail, CPG, Food Delivery, FinTech, Blockchain, Tech, and Entertainment

NeoReach is a leading global influencer marketing agency known for merging technology, data, and creative execution into a measurable ROI framework. Managing over $250M in influencer campaigns, NeoReach provides both full-service and software-enabled solutions.

The agency’s proprietary API system aggregates 400+ data points per creator, enabling precision targeting, fraud detection, and real-time optimization across platforms like TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram. From creative direction and contracting to paid amplification and analytics integration, NeoReach functions as a complete performance hub for brands looking to scale influencer marketing beyond awareness.

End-to-End Campaign Strategy and Execution

NeoReach combines human insight with automation, allowing brands to manage influencer partnerships from creator outreach through final payment. Their process integrates audience analytics, creative ideation, legal contracting, and ROI modeling to ensure measurable impact at every step.

Campaigns are built with a full-funnel view, awareness, engagement, and conversions, rather than relying solely on surface metrics.

Data-Driven Influencer Matching and API Integration

The agency’s standout differentiator lies in its self-service software and API suite, giving brands access to transparent campaign data and advanced analytics. Integrations with internal marketing stacks allow in-house teams to track performance, monitor audience quality, and customize KPIs.

Paid Media Amplification and Performance Optimization

NeoReach extends influencer content through paid social amplification, managing ad auctions, creative repurposing, and budget pacing across Meta, TikTok, Google, and Snapchat. This hybrid paid–organic model ensures top-performing influencer content reaches beyond organic viewership, driving sustained engagement and improved ROI.

Proof of Performance

  • Blue Apron: Activated 92 influencers generating 200+ content pieces and 2.2K+ new paying customers from a $250K campaign, achieving scalable awareness across YouTube, Instagram, and Twitch.
  • Tezos: Delivered 1.1M+ views, 40K+ engagements, and $167K influencer media value, achieving a 1.3x ROI while positioning the blockchain brand as a major NFT player.
  • Market by Macy’s: Produced 226K+ views and a 1.6x ROI, leveraging local Texas fashion creators for store-launch visibility, supported by $250K in paid amplification.

Pros

  • Proven track record across both enterprise and emerging tech sectors
  • Robust analytics and fraud detection via API and custom dashboards
  • Strong integration of organic influencer content with paid performance campaigns

Cons

  • Higher baseline costs than boutique agencies
  • Data tools may be overbuilt for small-scale or one-off influencer activations

Why It Stands Out

NeoReach’s greatest strength is its fusion of creative strategy with advanced analytics, turning influencer marketing into a transparent, scalable growth channel. Its technology-first approach gives brands granular control over targeting and performance, while its campaign team ensures content authenticity.

NeoReach

NeoReach creates world-class original influencer campaigns for leading brands and Global Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 2013 and managing over $250 million dollars in influencer spend to-date, their team is responsible for creating some of the mos...

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team size

50+

region

Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orlando, Tokyo

Best for:

Large Companies

Minimum Campaign Size: $50.000+
Channels
Blog
Discord
Facebook
Google
Instagram
LinkedIn
Pinterest
Reddit
Snapchat
Telegram
TikTok
Twitch
Twitter (X)
YouTube
Services
Campaign Strategy & Direction
Creative Brief Development
Influencer Sourcing & Scheduling
Influencer Contracts & Negotiation
Content Licensing & Compliance
Product Shipping & Logistics
Influencer Payments
Detailed Reporting & Insights
Fraud Detection
Paid Social Amplification
Experiential Activation
Social Account Management
Crypto & NFT Marketing
Talent Management
API Integrations
Minimum Campaign Size: $50.000+

NeoReach

NeoReach creates world-class original influencer campaigns for leading brands and Global Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 2013 and managing over $250 million dollars in influencer spend to-date, their team is responsible for creating some of the mos...

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11. The Influencer Marketing Factory

The Influencer Marketing Factory

Best for: Global brands seeking full-service influencer campaigns on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube

Location: Miami, Florida (offices in New York, London, Milan, Amsterdam, and Los Angeles)

Notable Clients: Meta, Google, Universal Music, Unilever

Key Influencer Marketing Services: Influencer campaign strategy and management, TikTok Spark Ads, UGC production, paid amplification

Industries Served: Travel, Music, Food & Beverage, Tech, CPG, and Lifestyle

The Influencer Marketing Factory (IMF) is a full-service agency specializing in creator-led brand storytelling that drives measurable results across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram. With a global presence and a client list that includes Meta and Universal Music, IMF combines localized creator sourcing with performance-focused execution.

Its multidisciplinary approach unites campaign strategy, creative production, and paid ad management, allowing brands to scale influencer marketing as a reliable growth channel—not just a social trend.

Full-Service Influencer Campaigns

From influencer discovery to legal compliance, IMF handles the full campaign lifecycle. The agency defines campaign KPIs, identifies micro creators by niche and geography, manages contracts, and ensures deliverables are optimized for both organic reach and paid amplification. Their campaigns are grounded in storytelling—focusing on content that integrates naturally with audience behavior rather than relying on overt promotions.

Platform-Specific Expertise

IMF’s strongest differentiator is its platform specialization. The agency operates dedicated teams for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch, and emerging channels like Lemon8 and Threads.

This ensures creative strategy aligns with each platform’s format and algorithmic behavior—whether it’s vertical video for Reels or trend-led TikTok content. Their in-house ad team also runs TikTok Spark Ads to boost top-performing creator posts with precision targeting.

Creator Partnerships and UGC Production

IMF runs a hybrid model that combines influencer activations with UGC (User-Generated Content) production. This approach allows brands to repurpose authentic creator content for ad placements, social feeds, and e-commerce landing pages.

The agency also manages a growing talent network through its own influencer representation arm, giving clients access to vetted creators who have proven track records of compliance and conversion performance.

Proof of Performance

  • JOW: Activated 100+ micro and mid-tier influencers in Texas, achieving a 12% engagement rate and 5.2M combined views for app growth and regional awareness.
  • ALG Resorts: Drove 4.3M+ total Instagram reach and 29M+ cumulative TikTok followers across creators, significantly increasing vacation bookings and search traffic.
  • Sony Music: Delivered 6.9M video views and 19.1K UGC videos for Shakira’s “Me Gusta” campaign, positioning the track among TikTok’s most viral trends.

Pros

  • Dedicated divisions for TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube ensure creative and media strategies align with each platform’s best practices and algorithms.
  • From talent sourcing to paid media management, IMF delivers a seamless campaign pipeline that minimizes brand workload.
  • Proven track record with enterprise clients like Meta, Sony Music, and Unilever, demonstrating measurable ROI and cultural impact.
  • Integrates organic creator content with Spark Ads and performance tracking for extended reach and conversion lift.

Cons

  • Global campaign management and reporting can lead to longer onboarding or creative turnaround times for smaller brands.
  • While justified by scale and expertise, IMF’s full-service model may exceed budgets for small to midsize companies.
  • The agency’s wide platform scope sometimes trades off with vertical-specific depth compared to smaller, single-focus firms.

Why It Stands Out

The Influencer Marketing Factory stands out for its global scale, platform specialization, and creative-plus-paid synergy. Few agencies combine deep influencer expertise with robust ad execution across so many markets.

The Influencer Marketing Factory

The Influencer Marketing Factory is a global full-service influencer marketing agency that helps brands engage with Gen Z and Millennials audiences on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram.

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team size

10 - 50

region

New York, Miami

Best for:

Enterprises and Large brands

Minimum Campaign Size: $20.000+
Channels
Blog
Facebook
Instagram
TikTok
Twitch
Twitter (X)
YouTube
Services
Influencer Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Social Media Management
Digital Marketing
Minimum Campaign Size: $20.000+

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The Influencer Marketing Factory is a global full-service influencer marketing agency that helps brands engage with Gen Z and Millennials audiences on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram.

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12. ApexDrop

ApexDrop

Best for: Enterprises and Large brands seeking scalable, low-cost micro-influencer and UGC campaigns

Location: Erie, Pennsylvania (U.S.)

Notable Clients: Russell Athletic, Hidrate, Universal Standard, Foster Grant, Promptly Journals

Key Influencer Marketing Services: Product seeding, UGC generation, influencer gifting campaigns, content licensing

Industries Served: Apparel, Food & Beverage, Health & Beauty, Consumer Goods, Beer, Wine & Spirits

ApexDrop is a product-seeding influencer agency specializing in connecting consumer brands with micro-influencers who create authentic, unpaid user-generated content (UGC). Unlike traditional paid-influencer agencies, ApexDrop focuses on gifting-based partnerships, delivering large-scale awareness and content production with the lowest cost-per-post in the industry.

Its network of thousands of vetted nano- and micro-creators helps brands consistently generate fresh, brand-safe visuals for TikTok and Instagram while maintaining authenticity and trust with audiences.

Micro-Influencer Product Seeding

ApexDrop’s core model centers on unpaid collaborations with carefully vetted creators who genuinely want to experience the brand’s product. This results in organic posts with high engagement and a credible word-of-mouth appeal.

Brands like Russell Athletic and Promptly Journals have leveraged this system to seed products with hundreds of influencers at a fraction of traditional campaign costs.

UGC at Scale

The agency excels in content velocity, turning influencer gifting campaigns into continuous sources of reusable brand assets. With campaigns generating hundreds of posts per wave, ApexDrop enables brands to refresh creative libraries for ads, websites, and social channels.

Their average engagement rates exceed 4%, with proven conversion impact in visually led industries like beauty, wellness, and apparel.

Turnkey Campaign Management

ApexDrop’s white-glove service manages every phase, creator selection, gifting logistics, briefing, compliance, and post-campaign metrics. Its in-house team ensures products are placed with creators whose audiences align demographically and psychographically, avoiding mismatched collaborations.

This streamlined workflow allows brands to scale to 50–100 influencers per campaign with minimal internal effort.

Proof of Performance

  • Hidrate: Generated authentic launch content from micro-influencers that expanded brand awareness across multiple social channels.
  • Universal Standard: Leveraged ApexDrop to manage 50+ influencer partnerships simultaneously, enabling rapid product visibility for new collections.
  • Russell Athletic: Used ApexDrop’s network to capture diverse, creative UGC showcasing unique styling across influencer audiences.

Pros

  • Guaranteed lowest cost-per-post through product-only compensation
  • Streamlined management of large-scale influencer activations
  • High engagement and authenticity due to unpaid, passion-based creator partnerships
  • Reliable UGC output that fuels organic and paid marketing channels
  • Proven results across multiple consumer categories

Cons

  • Not suitable for high-budget or performance-driven campaigns needing contractual deliverables
  • Limited access to top-tier or celebrity creators
  • Campaign measurement relies more on engagement and visibility than direct sales attribution

Why It Stands Out

ApexDrop stands apart as a cost-efficient UGC engine for consumer brands—transforming influencer marketing from a costly paid endeavor into a scalable, product-driven content pipeline.

Its gifting-based approach consistently delivers authentic endorsements, robust engagement, and reusable creative assets, making it an ideal fit for brands prioritizing social proof and efficiency over celebrity reach.

ApexDrop

Save time and budget when scaling up with micro influencers in the United States. Most agencies pay influencers to promote your products. We don’t. We rigorously screen influencers who genuinely care about your product. We specialize in consumer p...

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team size

10 - 50

region

Erie, Pennsylvania-based with a fully remote workforce

Best for:

Enterprises and Large brands

Minimum Campaign Size: $20.000+
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Instagram
TikTok
Services
Micro influencer marketing
Lifestyle photography
User generated content
Minimum Campaign Size: $20.000+

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Save time and budget when scaling up with micro influencers in the United States. Most agencies pay influencers to promote your products. We don’t. We rigorously screen influencers who genuinely care about your product. We specialize in consumer p...

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13. inBeat Agency

inBeat Agency

Best for: Enterprises and Large brands seeking performance-driven micro-influencer campaigns with measurable ROI

Location: Montreal, Canada (global client base)

Notable Clients: New Balance, 7-Eleven, Disney, Nestlé, Bumble, Miro

Key Influencer Marketing Services: Micro-influencer strategy, performance UGC production, paid amplification (whitelisting), vertical scaling

Industries Served: Mobile Apps, DTC, Retail, Tech, and FMCG

inBeat Agency is a performance-focused micro-influencer marketing firm specializing in CAC reduction, UGC scaling, and ROI measurement. By working exclusively with the top 2% of vetted creators, inBeat delivers data-backed campaigns designed for efficiency and conversion, not just reach.

The agency’s hybrid approach, combining influencer sourcing, paid media amplification, and UGC repurposing, helps brands maximize every creative asset across paid and organic channels.

Performance-Driven Micro-Influencer Campaigns

inBeat’s campaigns are built around measurable metrics like CTR, CAC, and CPA, ensuring influencer marketing aligns with business performance goals. Each activation includes a creative brief, influencer vetting, and data-informed tracking. This results-oriented framework allows inBeat to scale influencer programs from pilot tests to always-on acquisition engines—ideal for DTC and app brands looking for quantifiable results.

High-Impact UGC and Paid Media Amplification

The agency’s Performance UGC division produces content that doubles as both organic influencer posts and paid ad creatives. Top-performing UGC is amplified through whitelisting, enabling brands to extend influencer reach using Meta, TikTok, and Google ad placements.

This tactic blends creator authenticity with paid efficiency, often outperforming traditional brand ads in engagement and cost per click.

Vertical Scaling Across Channels

inBeat’s scaling methodology involves testing multiple audience segments and content types across social and ad networks. Successful content is optimized and redeployed across new regions or verticals—creating a compounding effect on ROI.

Proof of Performance

  • NielsenIQ: Reduced CPA by 75% and generated 100K+ app installs per month through high-performing micro-influencer activations.
  • Miro: Built a global influencer program delivering measurable ROI through tailored, data-driven creative strategies.
  • Got Milk? and Soylent: Partnered with inBeat for lifestyle-driven UGC campaigns that blended entertainment and education to boost awareness among Gen Z audiences.

Pros

  • Quantifiable performance model tied to ROI, not vanity metrics
  • Whitelisting and paid media integration amplify top-performing UGC
  • Proven efficiency in lowering customer acquisition costs (CAC/CPA)
  • Strong portfolio with major DTC and app brands
  • Scalable process adaptable across global markets and verticals

Cons

  • Primarily focused on micro-influencers; not ideal for macro or celebrity-driven campaigns
  • Data-heavy structure may not suit brands prioritizing creative experimentation over performance
  • Higher entry-level pricing compared to traditional gifting or seeding agencies

Why It Stands Out

inBeat Agency bridges the gap between influencer marketing and paid performance, redefining what micro-influencer ROI can look like. Its data-first systems, proprietary vetting process, and integrated amplification strategy make it a go-to partner for brands ready to treat influencer content as a scalable acquisition channel—not just a creative experiment.

inBeat Agency

inBeat Agency leverages micro-influencer collaborations to create winning social media strategies drive down customer acquisition costs and scale ad budgets. We offer a fully managed service to help you work with creators that have a track record fo...

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team size

10 - 50

region

Montreal, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Miami, Singapore, London, Paris

Best for:

Enterprises and Large brands

Minimum Campaign Size: $50.000+
Channels
AppLovin
Facebook
Google Ads
Instagram
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
YouTube Advertising
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Influencer Marketing
User-Generated Content
TikTok Advertising
TikTok Marketing
Facebook Advertising
Snapchat Advertising
Minimum Campaign Size: $50.000+

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inBeat Agency leverages micro-influencer collaborations to create winning social media strategies drive down customer acquisition costs and scale ad budgets. We offer a fully managed service to help you work with creators that have a track record fo...

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14. inCast

inCast

Best for: Enterprises, Large and Small brands seeking multi-tier influencer campaigns, pop-up activations, and measurable performance tracking

Location: São Paulo, Brazil; Los Angeles & Miami, USA

Notable Clients: Mercado Livre, TikTok, FunCast, RainCreators

Key Influencer Marketing Services: Paid and affiliate campaigns, product seeding, performance tracking, event activations, and TikTok creator programs

Industries Served: Retail, E-commerce, Entertainment, Tech, and Consumer Goods

inCast is a data-powered influencer marketing agency bridging technology, strategy, and experiential marketing. Operating across Brazil and the U.S., the agency specializes in full-funnel creator activations, from seeding and affiliate programs to large-scale brand experiences.

With more than 10,000 micro, mid-tier, and celebrity influencers in its network, inCast supports both local and global brands with customized campaign management, automated analytics, and real-time reporting via its proprietary inCast Performance Tracker platform.

Managed Campaigns and Multi-Tier Influencer Strategy

inCast’s core strength lies in its ability to manage hybrid influencer campaigns that blend paid, performance, and organic seeding models. Their curated creator network spans micro to celebrity influencers, offering brands a scalable reach and precise targeting. The agency’s multi-tiered approach ensures campaigns achieve both short-term conversions and long-term brand affinity.

TikTok and Platform Partnerships

As an official TikTok CLF (Creator Learning Fund) Agency, inCast has trained and activated over 1,500 creators through its TikTok partnership, optimizing CPM and engagement performance for advertisers. This deep platform integration extends to Mercado Livre (RainCreators), where inCast produces high-performing video campaigns designed to drive store traffic and sales on the marketplace.

Branded Experiences and Pop-Up Activations

inCast’s FunCast division turns influencer marketing into immersive brand experiences. The agency designs interactive exhibitions and pop-up installations across malls and events, blending physical and digital storytelling to generate viral UGC.

Proof of Performance

  • Mercado Livre: Through its RainCreators platform, inCast curated custom creator content to increase marketplace traffic and sales, leveraging real-time performance dashboards for transparent ROI.
  • TikTok CLF Program: Partnered directly with TikTok to train 1,500+ creators, achieving lower CPMs and stronger engagement across regional campaigns.
  • FunCast Brazil: Produced immersive installations that drew thousands of in-person visitors and millions of social impressions, positioning the event as one of Brazil’s most viral experiential campaigns.

Pros

  • Full-service influencer model combining data, performance, and experiential marketing
  • Official TikTok and Mercado Livre partnerships for creator-led commerce
  • Real-time reporting via inCast Tracker for transparent ROI measurement
  • Global network of 10K+ influencers across micro to celebrity tiers
  • Strong track record in live and hybrid activations

Cons

  • Focused primarily on Latin American and North American markets
  • Experiential activations may not align with brands seeking purely digital strategies
  • Pricing varies significantly based on tier and campaign format

Why It Stands Out

inCast distinguishes itself as a hybrid influencer marketing powerhouse that unites data analytics, live experiences, and multi-tier creator activations. By blending managed influencer campaigns with event-based storytelling and real-time measurement, the agency offers brands a unique ability to drive both social reach and tangible engagement.

inCast

Digital Influencer Marketing

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team size

1 - 10

region

Los Angeles, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro

Best for:

Enterprises, Large and Small brands

Minimum Campaign Size: $5.000+
Channels
Facebook
Instagram
Pinterest
Snapchat
Twitter (X)
YouTube
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Influencer Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Minimum Campaign Size: $5.000+

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15. Influence Hunter

Influence Hunter

Best for: Emerging and mid-sized brands seeking scalable, affordable influencer campaigns for social proof and awareness

Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Notable Clients: Quevos, Transformer Table, Hoselink, Style House Cosmetics

Key Influencer Marketing Services: Product seeding, sponsored campaigns, influencer whitelisting, and analytics reporting

Industries Served: CPG, DTC, Beauty, Home Goods, Food & Beverage, and Lifestyle

Influence Hunter is an all-in-one influencer marketing agency built for brands that want fast, scalable visibility through gifting and paid collaborations. With a database of over 100 million influencers, the agency specializes in high-volume outreach, matching products to hundreds of relevant creators each month.

By combining automated influencer sourcing with tailored campaign strategy, Influence Hunter delivers social proof, UGC, and measurable brand lift at a fraction of traditional costs.

High-Volume Gifting Campaigns

Influence Hunter’s signature model revolves around product gifting—getting products into the hands of 10–500+ influencers monthly. This mass outreach strategy quickly builds awareness and UGC libraries without requiring heavy ad spend.

Brands like Quevos used this model to drive a 2.1x social growth and 11M+ reach, while Transformer Table generated viral awareness with over 140M impressions.

Data-Driven Paid and Whitelisting Campaigns

The agency supplements organic outreach with sponsored partnerships and whitelisted ads, leveraging influencer-generated content for paid media. These campaigns consistently outperform traditional ads by combining influencer credibility with precise audience targeting.

In one case, Hoselink achieved a 4x ROI and a $13 CPM through optimized paid placements.

Campaign Optimization and Ambassador Development

Influence Hunter continuously tracks campaign performance, identifying top-performing creators and converting them into long-term ambassadors. Their analytics-driven iteration process allows for campaign adjustments in real time, ensuring that brands maximize ROI across each wave of outreach.

Pros

  • Massive influencer database (100M+) enables rapid campaign scaling
  • Affordable, accessible pricing ideal for startups and DTC brands
  • Strong performance history in gifting-to-ambassador conversion
  • Robust reporting and data transparency throughout campaigns
  • Proven multi-channel reach, including TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube

Cons

  • Primarily focused on volume-based outreach rather than niche curation
  • Limited creative control in large gifting campaigns
  • Not ideal for enterprise brands seeking bespoke, multi-market strategy

Why It Stands Out

Influence Hunter stands out for its ability to democratize influencer marketing, delivering results-driven campaigns without enterprise overhead. Its gifting-first model, combined with accessible whitelisting and reporting tools, enables brands to generate authentic content and measurable reach at scale.

Influence Hunter

Influence Hunter creates world-class influencer marketing campaigns for companies of all sizes. Their team uses a data-oriented approach to come up with customized campaigns that fit their client's growth plans. Their specialties include working with...

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10 - 50

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Los Angeles, Toronto, Vancouver, Berlin

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Medium Size Brands

Minimum Campaign Size: $20.000+
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Facebook
Instagram
TikTok
YouTube
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Influencer Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Minimum Campaign Size: $20.000+

Influence Hunter

Influence Hunter creates world-class influencer marketing campaigns for companies of all sizes. Their team uses a data-oriented approach to come up with customized campaigns that fit their client's growth plans. Their specialties include working with...

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16. MoreInfluence

MoreInfluence

Overview: MoreInfluence, a pioneer in influencer marketing, has been helping numerous businesses harness the potential of influencers. Instead of the one-size-fits-all marketing mold, it provides data-backed solutions and real-time campaign tracking.

Location: New Jersey, Los Angeles, Boston

Channels: Blog, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitch, Twitter, YouTube

MoreInfluence’s founding principle is that newer generations engage with brands differently. They aren’t as persuaded by traditional marketing and advertising efforts that once worked. Instead, they need proof and market validation and want to hear from their friends, peers, and trusted sources who have already tested and validated the product or service. Therefore, MoreInfluence’s mission is to help companies connect with authentic creators whose personal interests and passions align with the goals and values of the brand to connect with their target audience.

The agency recognizes that the first and most important step is understanding your goals and objectives to identify the best strategy. If you accept MoreInfluence’s proposal, they will identify those influencers among their expansive network who most closely align with your niche market and brand strategy. Upon the influencer’s approval and subsequent brand content approval, your brand posts will go live on the influencer’s page, immediately reaching a built-in audience of potential customers.

Pros:

  • End-to-end data analytics
  • Extensive and comprehensive performance reporting
  • Custom dashboards

Cons:

  • Limited capabilities for large enterprises

MoreInfluence

At MoreInfluence, our mission is to help brands close more sales, attract more customers, and generate more influence within their market. At the heart of our strategy is a world where the art of influencer marketing combines with the science of data...

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1 - 10

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Los Angeles, CA. Boston, MA. Eatontown, NJ.

Best for:

Medium Size Brands

Minimum Campaign Size: $0 - $5.000
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Blog
Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIn
Snapchat
TikTok
Twitch
Twitter (X)
YouTube
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Influencer strategy
Influencer match
Influencer relations and contracting
Content guidelines
Performance metrics and analytics
Retargeting/paid social
Minimum Campaign Size: $0 - $5.000

MoreInfluence

At MoreInfluence, our mission is to help brands close more sales, attract more customers, and generate more influence within their market. At the heart of our strategy is a world where the art of influencer marketing combines with the science of data...

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17. Fanbytes by Brainlabs

Fanbytes by Brainlabs

Fanbytes is now part of Brainlabs, a leading global and digital-first media agency. Fanbytes has expertise in platforms including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat and can now deliver campaigns powered by proprietary data tool Bytesights. Bytesights is an extensive dataset of over 3 million influencers directly connected to TikTok and Instagram. It enables brands to monitor growth, predict trends, identify the best influencers, and pinpoint conversations around the brand’s products, competitors, and sectors.

Fanbytes describes itself as the Gen Z agency for Gen Z brands. It knows what Gen Z wants from branded content, how they’re behaving on social media, and how to reach them on their native platforms. As a result, its clients can approve influencers and content from one central point, condensing a process that might take days to a few hours. 

Fanbytes by Brainlabs

Fanbytes by Brainlabs is an award-winning influencer marketing agency that helps brands win the hearts of Gen Z on social media. Fanbytes by Brainlabs has been recognized by the likes of Forbes, Business Insider, Digiday, Ad Week and Bloomberg for "l...

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team size

10 - 50

region

London

Best for:

Small, Medium, and Large Companies

Minimum Campaign Size: $5.000+
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Instagram
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
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Influencer Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Digital Marketing
Talent Management
Account growth
Community management
Content production / creation
Services via owned and operated channels
Minimum Campaign Size: $5.000+

Fanbytes by Brainlabs

Fanbytes by Brainlabs is an award-winning influencer marketing agency that helps brands win the hearts of Gen Z on social media. Fanbytes by Brainlabs has been recognized by the likes of Forbes, Business Insider, Digiday, Ad Week and Bloomberg for "l...

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18. August United

August United

Overview: August United is a full-service social and influencer marketing agency with expertise in audience-first influencer programs and social media strategies. They work with content creator influencers to create buzz around a brand.

Location: Arizona

Channels: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Twitter, Blog

August United unites brand ideas with impressive people who ignite growth for your business. They are an integrated influencer marketing agency. At their core, they believe everyone is an influencer – an influencer of persuasion, commerce, and above all, action.

August United doesn’t focus on any one industry. Instead, they focus on what they can do for YOUR industry. 

As a full-service influencer marketing agency, August United can help you with your influencer strategy, network development, content creation, experiential marketing, and even “awesomization.” Their brand managers closely monitor the performance of your campaign and are ready when necessary to lift, optimize, and strike when the iron is hot.

Pros:

  • High-performing brand content
  • Outcome-based campaign programs
  • Effective campaign optimization  

Cons:

  • No published reviews to assess its track record

August United

August United provides end-to-end influencer marketing support—from influencer strategy to influencer activations and ongoing influencer management.

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1 - 10

region

Tempe, AZ

Best for:

Enterprise

Minimum Campaign Size: $50.000+
Channels
Blog
Facebook
Instagram
Pinterest
Snapchat
Twitter (X)
YouTube
Services
Influencer Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Minimum Campaign Size: $50.000+

August United

August United provides end-to-end influencer marketing support—from influencer strategy to influencer activations and ongoing influencer management.

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19. ARCH.

ARCH.

Overview: Arch has been managing influencer campaigns since 2019, specializing in UGC for gaming brands and apps. 

Location: Zagreb, Croatia

Channels: Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, TikTok, X, Twitch, YouTube

Arch stands out as a leading micro-influencer agency, specializing in influencer marketing with over 4,000 influencers, many of them micro-influencers, across multiple regions, including Europe, the Americas, MENA, and Australia.

What makes Arch unique is their ability to deliver performance-based campaigns through micro-influencers who align closely with your brand and audience. Their detailed scouting and negotiation process ensures that each influencer not only fits your campaign’s requirements but also shares your brand’s tone and vibe. 

Arch excels at matching influencers who bring authenticity to their content, leading to better engagement and more impactful results.

Their track record speaks for itself. For example, they activated 1,500 influencers across 30 countries for Wargaming, resulting in measurable success. Similarly, the Match Masters campaign saw Arch mobilize 1,500 influencers, earning them the top spot in 15 countries. 

Here’s what Ivan Smit, Co-Founder and Director at Arch, had to say about this campaign.

The agency’s hands-on approach means they’re involved from briefing to post-campaign debriefing, where they analyze performance data to fine-tune future campaigns. Their commitment to collaboration ensures your campaign remains adaptable, effective, and optimized for continuous improvement.

If you’re looking for a micro-influencer agency that delivers results through strategic influencer partnerships, Arch is a top choice.

ARCH.

ARCH. is an influencer agency specialised in influencer performance marketing — bringing tangible results for games, apps, and ecommerce clients.

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10 - 50

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Zagreb, Croatia

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Minimum Campaign Size: $10.000+
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Facebook
Instagram
Telegram
TikTok
Twitch
Twitter (X)
YouTube
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Influencer Marketing
UGC production
Minimum Campaign Size: $10.000+

ARCH.

ARCH. is an influencer agency specialised in influencer performance marketing — bringing tangible results for games, apps, and ecommerce clients.

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20. LEADERS

LEADERS

LEADERS is one of the top influencer marketing agencies with more than 12 years of experience. Having been around longer than Instagram, LEADERS knows the influencer marketing game and has developed effective strategies for mounting successful campaigns—over 1200 of them. They have a database of more than 120 million influencers all over the world, so you’re sure to find the right micro-influencers for your marketing goals.

They use an AI-driven platform that they’ve developed to select micro-influencers who have the same or closest target audience as your brand. From there, you choose which influencers you would like to work with. Every aspect of the campaign is transparent, and you have the final say over content, strategy, and other key decisions. Don’t fret about it, though, because you are provided with important data and LEADERS’ marketing expertise so you can make informed decisions.

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LEADERS

THE NEXT GENERATION OF ADVERTISING THAT TURNS LIKE INTO SALES. LEADERS is the world’s leading influencer marketing group. With more than 13 years of experience, we help brands and e-Commerce such as Samsung, Estée Lauder, LVMH and Nespresso to ach...

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50+

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UK, USA, Canada, Germany, Spain, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, United Kingdom & Hong Kong

Best for:

Enterprises and Large brands

Minimum Campaign Size: $50.000+
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Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIn
Pinterest
TikTok
Twitch
Twitter (X)
YouTube
Services
Influencer Campaigns
Social Commerce
Gaming
Branded content and Paid
Travel Activations
Social Media Management
Talent Management
Event Production
Content Contraction for Social Networks and eCommerce
Editing and Post Production
Facebook Groups Activation
Ambassador Programs
Tiktok Challenge Experts
E-commerce Creation
AR effect filter creation and 3D modelling
MetaVerse and NFT campaigns
Minimum Campaign Size: $50.000+
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LEADERS

THE NEXT GENERATION OF ADVERTISING THAT TURNS LIKE INTO SALES. LEADERS is the world’s leading influencer marketing group. With more than 13 years of experience, we help brands and e-Commerce such as Samsung, Estée Lauder, LVMH and Nespresso to ach...

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Which Micro-Influencer Marketing Agency Fits Your Brand?

With over a thousand agencies now offering micro-influencer services, finding the right partner depends less on budget and more on your campaign’s core goals: awareness, performance, content velocity, or ROI.

The following seven scenarios map each objective to the agency most qualified to deliver measurable results.

  • Need KPI-tied ROI with forecasts? → Zorka.Agency.KPI guarantees, predictive analytics, multilingual scale.
  • Turn influencer content into high-ROAS ads? → inBeat Agency. Top 2% creators, whitelisting, CAC/CPA reduction.
  • TikTok-first growth (Spark Ads, low CPI)? → House of Marketers. Ex-TikTok team, trend-native creative, cross-EU rollouts.
  • Premium experiential storytelling? → HireInfluence. White-glove curation, on-site activations, brand-theater campaigns.
  • Fast, affordable awareness + UGC volume? → Influence Hunter. High-volume gifting, rapid seeding, scalable social proof.
  • Cross-market scale (US/EU/LATAM) with localization? → Audiencly. Large vetted network, gaming/tech strength, KPI reporting.
  • Enterprise attribution + API-level transparency? → NeoReach. $250M+ managed spend, fraud detection, full-funnel analytics.

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The Shelf Medium and small brands seeking data-driven micro-influencer programmes Minimum project size $100,000+  Interest-Graph matching, ML risk screening, full-funnel influencer → paid pipeline. Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitch, Meta (and cross-platform) Micro-influencer discovery & vetting; full-funnel campaign management; performance analytics & ROI reporting
Zorka.Agency Enterprises (and ambitious smaller brands) needing KPI-backed influencer + performance marketing Minimum campaign size reportedly from $5,000+ ROI-forecasted influencer programmes, global multilingual execution, AI/analytics stack. Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitch, YouTube Influencer marketing strategy, KPI/CPA/CPM commitments, cross-channel performance advertising
HireInfluence Large companies and enterprises looking for white-glove, experiential micro-influencer campaigns Minimum project size $50,000+ Manual influencer curation, full service from ideation to paid amplification & on-site activations. TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook Experiential campaign design, full-service influencer sourcing, recurring influencer-generated content + paid media
House of Marketers Large brands seeking TikTok-first influencer + paid ad integration Minimum project size $20,000+  Deep TikTok expertise, influencer + paid ad integration, trend-led short-form content strategy. Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitch, X (Twitter) TikTok micro-influencer campaigns, paid ad management, content creation & brand asset production
MOMENTiQ Enterprises and large brands building TikTok Shop / LIVE commerce Minimum campaign size $50,000+ TikTok Shop LIVE production, creator affiliate engine, commerce-first influencer playbook TikTok, YouTube LIVE streams + affiliate selling, creator merchandising, shop ad management & paid amplification
Moburst Startups & enterprises needing measurable influencer ROI (apps, e-commerce) Minimum campaign size $20,000+ Performance-driven influencer campaigns, integration with media buying and conversion metrics. Facebook, Google, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Data-driven creator selection, paid social amplification of influencer content, KPI tracking
Viral Nation Enterprises seeking global creator campaigns with measurable ROI Minimum campaign size $50,000+ Creator network + AI/brand safety tech, large-scale influencer campaigns with performance tracking. Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn Creator sourcing, talent representation, campaign execution + measurable ROAS/CAC improvement
Ubiquitous Medium size brands wanting TikTok-first scale, low-CPM reach Minimum campaign size $20,000 TikTok-centric influencer + paid models, compliant for regulated categories, multi-wave campaigns. Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Creator sourcing & validation, Spark Ads amplification, creative template reuse, compliance for regulated industries
Audiencly Small size brands needing global, cross-platform reach with scale Minimum campaign size $50,000 Large vetted creator pool (10k+), cross-platform campaigns, gaming & multi-market utility. YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch Multi-platform campaigns, creator program & exclusives, TikTok growth + creative strategy
NeoReach Large companies / scaled brands needing full-funnel influencer + performance transparency Minimum campaign size $50,000 Technology-first: API data, audience analytics, paid amplification + organic influencer content integration. TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Meta (and wider) Managed influencer campaigns, UGC and paid syndication, fraud detection, advanced dashboards & analytics

Common Mistakes Brands Make When Working With Micro-Influencers

Micro-influencers consistently deliver some of the strongest ROI in digital marketing, with brands achieving an average cost per engagement (CPE) of around $0.20, versus $0.33 for macro-influencers, representing a 40% cost savings per engagement.

That ROI edge comes from higher trust and engagement rates, as audiences perceive smaller creators as more authentic and community-driven.

Yet even high-performing channels can underdeliver when brands mishandle the fundamentals. The biggest pitfalls rarely come from the creators themselves. Instead, they come from inconsistent briefing, poor vetting, and compliance blind spots.

Below are the most common mistakes that quietly drain performance and how to fix them before launch.

Mistake 1: Focusing on Follower Count Instead of Audience Fit

Many brands pick influencers based on their follower count without inspecting whether those followers match the brand’s target audience. Yet data shows smaller creators tend to have more engaged and relevant audiences.

For example, surveys found micro-influencers generate up to 60% more engagement than macro-influencers.

How Micro Influencer Marketing Agencies Fix the Problem:

The Shelf builds campaigns around Interest-Graph matching and ML risk flags to prioritize brand-fit audiences over vanity metrics; NeoReach’s API surfaces 400+ creator datapoints to validate demo/sentiment before activation.

Mistake 2: Treating Organic Posts as the Finish Line (No Allowlisting)

Relying on organic reach caps distribution to each platform’s algorithm. Skipping allowlisting (Spark Ads/whitelisting) leaves proven creative under-amplified, even though short-form creator content typically scales efficiently once it’s pushed through paid inventory.

How Micro-Influencer Agencies Fix It:

Ubiquitous pre-negotiates Spark permissions and routinely turns top posts into paid winners to hit low CPMs; House of Marketers builds TikTok programs with Spark Ads and creative A/Bs baked in from day one, so paid and organic work as a single system.

Mistake 3: One-Off Flights Instead of Always-On Partnerships

Short bursts make it hard to learn, iterate, and compound results. The market is moving toward sustained creator relationships (long-term partnerships are rising as a strategic priority among influencer marketers in 2025).

How Micro-Influencer Agencies Fix It:

inBeat Agency structures always-on micro programs tied to CAC/CPA targets, recycling high-performing UGC via whitelisting; HireInfluence and Influence Hunter convert top performers from initial waves into ambassador rosters to stabilize content velocity and performance.

Mistake 4: Weak Vetting and Brand-Safety Gaps

Surface checks miss audience authenticity, age splits, and historical brand-risk signals. That’s not just an efficiency problem; it’s a safety issue if a post later trips guidelines or misleads consumers.

How Micro-Influencer Agencies Fix It:

Zorka.Agency combines KPI-backed forecasts with audience verification and risk controls before contracting; NeoReach and The Shelf apply fraud/sentiment diagnostics at intake; Audiencly pairs large-scale activation with post-campaign analytics so low-quality supply doesn’t slip through.

Mistake 5: Sloppy Briefs and Under-Resourced Creative Direction

Micro creators excel when the “what/why” is clear and the “how” stays creator-native. Vague asks, missing CTAs, or heavy-handed scripts depress performance and create rework.

How Micro-Influencer Agencies Fix It:

Moburst and The Influencer Marketing Factory align briefs to funnel KPIs (CTR, installs, conversions) and then repurpose winning cuts across paid; HireInfluence’s white-glove creative and MOMENTiQ’s studio-grade scripting for LIVE/short video keep content on-brand without killing authenticity.

Mistake 6: Compliance as an Afterthought (Disclosures, Claims, Rights)

Non-compliant or unclear disclosures risk takedowns and penalties. The FTC’s Endorsement Guides require “clear and conspicuous” disclosure of material connections in posts and Stories/Reels—format-appropriate and hard to miss.

How Micro-Influencer Agencies Fix It:

The Influencer Marketing Factory and Zorka.Agency embed platform-specific disclosure language, review claims for regulated categories, and secure usage/whitelisting rights up front; Ubiquitous builds compliance into briefs (e.g., Spark codes obtained pre-launch) to avoid delays and policy breaks.

Bottom line: Pick partners that:

  • Prove audience fit with data
  • Plan organic-to-paid amplification
  • Run always-on learning loops
  • Enforce vetting/compliance
  • Resource creatives properly

Those five levers separate “posts that look nice” from predictable, compounding ROI.


Turning Micro-Influencers Into Your Brand’s Biggest Growth Engine

Micro-influencer marketing has evolved from a social experiment into one of the most cost-effective and data-driven channels in digital advertising. These smaller creators consistently outperform macro-influencers in engagement, trust, and ROI — often driving up to 60% stronger interactions and significantly lower cost-per-engagement.

The agencies profiled here prove that success isn’t about celebrity reach but about precision, authenticity, and repeatable performance. Whether your goal is TikTok-native storytelling, KPI-backed ROI, or always-on UGC generation, the right partner can turn influencer content into a predictable growth lever rather than a one-off campaign.

As consumer behavior continues shifting toward peer-to-peer trust and community-led discovery, brands that invest in structured, data-verified micro-influencer programs will build not just awareness, but advocacy.

Your next high-performing ad might not come from a studio, but from a creator with 30K followers and a story your customers actually believe.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can brands maximize ROI when working with micro-influencers?

Brands can strengthen ROI by focusing on engagement-to-cost ratios and niche alignment rather than follower count. The pros and cons of working with micro-influencers show that authentic, smaller creators often deliver higher-quality engagement at lower acquisition costs than macro talent.

What industries benefit most from micro-influencer campaigns?

Micro-influencers are particularly effective in verticals that rely on trust and peer validation. For example, the consumer tech space has seen consistent gains by learning how to leverage micro-influencers, where unboxing and review content drives measurable purchase intent.

What’s the main difference between macro and micro influencer collaborations?

Macro influencers deliver reach, while micro creators deliver relevance. Brands comparing macro vs micro influencers should note that smaller creators typically offer more responsive communication and tighter audience alignment for storytelling-driven campaigns.

How can micro-ambassador swarms scale performance campaigns?

Coordinated “creator clusters” amplify visibility while keeping content authentic. These micro-ambassador swarms replicate social proof across hundreds of posts, helping brands saturate niche communities quickly without overspending on single creators.

Why are micro-influencer UGC pods effective for brand storytelling?

When micro creators co-produce content in small teams, they exchange creative assets, resulting in stronger output and consistency. Structured micro-influencer UGC pods create scalable, cross-platform storytelling while preserving the originality that drives engagement.

How can micro-influencers help with emerging tech and blockchain adoption?

For Web3 and NFT projects, smaller creators play a vital role in educating audiences through authentic, explanatory content. Learning how to build NFT campaigns with micro-influencers can help brands navigate this complex space while maintaining trust and compliance.

What are the key reasons to prioritize micro-influencers over larger creators?

Smaller influencers typically achieve stronger audience interaction and loyalty. The reasons your brand should be working with micro-influencers include affordability, authenticity, and their ability to sustain long-term brand advocacy through consistent engagement.

What free tools can brands use to identify and manage micro-influencers?

Small teams can streamline discovery, outreach, and reporting with AI and database-driven utilities. Several free influencer marketing tools now allow marketers to filter creators by engagement rate, follower demographics, and platform performance before committing to paid plans.

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