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Social Media Advertising in Portsmouth · 2 agencies

Social Media Advertising agencies in Portsmouth.

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 Portsmouth.

At a glance
Showing 1-2 of 2 social media advertising agencies in PortsmouthAll Social Media Advertising agencies
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Kitch
Independent·Portsmouth·2-10 Employees·Verified

Kitch, a Chichester-based, award-winning social media agency, excels in bolstering lifestyle, food, and hospitality brands. Kitch's strategic approach sets it apart, expertly linking brands to communities via services such as social strategy, social media management, paid social, influencer marketing, content creation and TikTok Shop.

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Giraffe Social
Independent·Portsmouth·11-50 Employees·Verified

Giraffe Social is a human-first social media agency helping established brands turn their people, expertise and culture into work that builds trust and drives meaningful commercial results. We bring together social strategy, creative content, paid social and influencer marketing for organisations across the UK and globally.

Editor's note

AgencyIndex tracks 2 social media advertising agencies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth's marketing cluster, see the Portsmouth location brief. The pricing, timeline and red-flag notes below apply to social media advertising as a discipline; they do not change materially in Portsmouth.

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.