Marketing, Media & Creative: what good looks like, what it should cost

Hourly guidance

$90–$200

Typical engagements

Audits $1.5k–$5k · campaigns $5k–$25k · retainers $2.5k–$10k/mo

Brief tier

professional · $95

What good looks like

• A baseline measured before the first change
• Reporting on revenue or qualified leads, not impressions
• Access to every ad account in your name

Red flags

• Guaranteed rankings or follower counts
• Ad accounts owned by the agency
• Retainers that start before a plan is agreed

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