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Social Media Advertising in Belfast · 1 agency

Social Media Advertising agencies in Belfast.

Social Media Advertising is paid placement on Meta (Facebook, Instagram), TikTok, LinkedIn, X, Pinterest, and Snapchat. Scope typically covers strategy, audience targeting, creative production, campaign setup, bid management, attribution, and reporting. It is the paid side of social, distinct from Social Media Marketing which covers organic content, community management, and influencer relations. This page shows every agency on AgencyIndex offering social media advertising in Belfast.

At a glance
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Ardmore Group
Independent·Belfast·51-200 Employees·Verified

Ardmore is a Campaign UK Top 30 Regional Agency and The Drum Top 100 Independent Agency. We do more than change minds, beliefs and habits. Our work positively impacts how people think, feel and, importantly, how they live – for the brands we believe in, brands who, like us, are trying to make a difference. We achieve this by working closely with our Clients to create memorable campaigns, underpinned by the right strategy and insights, all complemented and delivered by our media, digital and wider Agency teams. We're proud to be a longstanding partner and shareholder in Worldwide Partners Inc. As the world’s largest international network of independent agencies, we’re in good company with 90 plus agencies in 50 countries. We have been a member agency of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) for over 20 years

Editor's note

AgencyIndex tracks 1 social media advertising agency in Belfast. The list above is filtered to that intersection and ordered with verified and featured listings first.

For the wider editor's view on social media advertising agencies in the UK, see the social media advertising service brief. For context on Belfast's marketing cluster, see the Belfast location brief. The pricing, timeline and red-flag notes below apply to social media advertising as a discipline; they do not change materially in Belfast.

Typical cost
10-20% of spend
or £400-5,000/mo retainer

Single-platform boutique £400-1,500 · Mid-market £1,500-3,500 · Full multi-platform £3,500-5,000+. Hybrid models pair a £750-1,500 base with 10-15% above an agreed threshold. LinkedIn B2B sits at the top of the range due to higher CPMs.

Realistic timeline
Days to launch
2-6 weeks to stable performance

1-5 days audit + tracking · 3-14 days creative production · 1-3 days launch · 7-21 days learning phase · 2-4 weeks meaningful read on Meta and TikTok, 3-6 weeks on LinkedIn.

Red flags
6 to watch
in any pitch
  • · No in-house creative production - paid social is creative-led, weak throughput means slow learning
  • · Percentage-of-spend pricing with no committed monthly creative quota or testing cadence
  • · Avoids discussing iOS privacy, signal loss, Conversions API, or modeled conversions
  • · Cannot explain platform attribution windows vs GA4 or CRM, or how they reconcile the gap
  • · No first-party data integration - no CAPI, no Customer Match, no offline conversion imports
  • · Refuses to give the brand admin access to its own Meta Business Manager, TikTok account, or LinkedIn Campaign Manager
Frequently asked

What brands ask about social media advertising agencies.

The 5 questions our editors get most often, answered honestly. These apply to social media advertising as a discipline regardless of city.

Curated by humans

UK paid social retainers in 2026 split three ways. Single-platform boutiques (Meta-only, TikTok-only) run £400-1,500 a month plus ad spend. Mid-market performance shops typically charge £1,500-3,500. Full multi-platform agencies covering Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube charge £3,500-5,000+, often on a percentage-of-spend basis between 10% and 20%. LinkedIn B2B specialists sit at the upper end because CPMs are higher and audiences smaller, so workload stays high even on modest spend.