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Social Media Advertising agencies.

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.

At a glance
  • 104 UK agencies offering social media advertising
  • Across 24 UK locations
  • Reviewed 17 May 2026
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Nine Stones
Network·Bournemouth·11-50 Employees·Verified

Nine Stones provides a complete, hands-on marketing solution tailored for established B2B businesses, manufacturers, distributors, and professional services. Built to bridge the gap between expensive in-house hires and unpredictable agencies, Nine Stones pairs every client with a senior strategist and execution team to handle strategy, content, SEO, web site maintenance and paid channels under one fixed-fee subscription.

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Overdrive Digital
Independent·London·11-50 Employees·Verified

The B2B Growth Agency Predictable pipeline growth is a constant challenge for B2B marketing teams. It starts with better MQLs, stronger SQL conversion, and efficient customer acquisition. That’s where Overdrive comes in.

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Phoenix Media Marketing
Independent·Brighton·2-10 Employees·Verified

Phoenix Media Marketing is an award winning, independent full service marketing agency in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. We help ambitious local and regional businesses grow through SEO, AI search and Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO), PPC, content, digital PR, social media, email automation, video and website design. Winner of the Shooting Star award at the BHBiz26 Business Awards 2026.

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Pod Digital Marketing
Specialist·Leicester·11-50 Employees·Verified

At Pod Digital, we’re a Digital Marketing Agency that’s passionate about helping businesses grow. We specialise in SEO, AI search optimisation, PPC and paid social, alongside web design, data insight and intelligent automation. We take pride in working alongside you to bring your business goals to life.

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Propellernet
Independent·Brighton·51-200 Employees·Verified

Trusted by ambitious brands to deliver performance and brand marketing that fuels growth. Tech-enabled, human-led and propelled by purpose, we help you thrive in an ever-changing world.

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Rise & Amplify
Independent·Manchester·11-50 Employees·Verified

We're an independent creative agency made up of passionate thinkers and talented doers, united by a shared obsession: helping brands rise above the noise and amplify their presence where it matters most.

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Rollo
Independent·Portsmouth·11-50 Employees·Verified

Rollo is an independent marketing agency based in Portsmouth. We work with scale-ups, established brands, and partners who want senior thinking without the overhead that usually comes with it.

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SEM Consultants Ltd
Specialist·Birmingham·2-10 Employees·Verified

SEM Consultants is a Birmingham-based digital marketing agency specialising in SEO, PPC, social media, web design, email marketing, brand design and AI marketing. The team delivers tailored, results-focused strategies for B2B and B2C businesses across the UK and internationally.

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Scale Oxford
Independent·Oxford·2-10 Employees·Verified

Scale Oxford is Oxford’s full-service digital marketing agency, helping local businesses grow through SEO, paid advertising, social media, content marketing and digital strategy.

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Search Theory
Independent·Manchester·2-10 Employees·Verified

Search Theory is a new innovate search agency based in Manchester, offering SEO, Digital PR and Paid Advertising services UK-Wide. We believe in the theory of search and how it works, so we can apply tried and tested strategies to our clients businesses - giving them the best chance of success and the visibility they deserve online to generate a return on their investment.

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Sharkfold Ltd
Independent·London·11-50 Employees·Verified

Marketing Agency in London To help your business grow, Sharkfold digital marketing company makes bold decisions. We provide tailored tactics to reach your target audience and achieve your business goals. Increase brand visibility, leads, and sales with our services. We strive to serve our clients well. We'll learn about your business and goals and utilize our knowledge to help you succeed. SEO, PP

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Simplicity Media
Independent·London·2-10 Employees·Verified

Simplicity Media is an award winning advertising agency that specialises in data driven digital marketing. Our aim is to be your competitive advantage; maximising budgets to provide full funnel success, driving awareness, consideration and purchasing intent across (but not limited too) all digital led mediums. Social Media (TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Reddit, YouTube et al) Paid Search

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Smoking Gun PR
Independent·Manchester·51-200 Employees·Verified

Smoking Gun is the home of ingenious comms. We are ambitious for our clients; bold on their behalf. We discover and communicate their stories to the right audiences, enhancing their reputations, driving organisational change and building their brands. Our progressive approach to PR, ruthlessly focused on business impact, drives an irresistible momentum. Momentum powered by ingenious ideas. Ideas u

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Spotty Media
Independent·Durham·2-10 Employees·Verified

Spotty Media is a specialist hospitality digital marketing agency helping restaurants, bars, hotels, venues and food and drink brands grow through social media, PR, content, websites, paid social, email marketing and consultancy.

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Switch - Creative Agency
Independent·Birmingham·11-50 Employees·Verified

We're an established expert communications business that improves commercial capability through design, brand and digital solutions. For over 40 years we’ve dedicated ourselves to helping our clients communicate effectively, so that they position themselves with clarity, engage more closely with their audiences, sell more of what they do and successfully grow or transform their businesses.

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The Creative Composite
Independent·Manchester·2-10 Employees·Verified

We help aspiring dental professionals across the UK, Ireland, and the US amplify their story, attract quality patients, build systems for predictability, and give them clarity and control on their future growth. From SEO and website development to Meta Ads and PPC, we're a full-stack marketing company with 20+ years of experience in the dental industry.

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The Game Marketer
Independent·London·11-50 Employees·Verified

The Game Marketer is an international full‑service video game marketing agency dedicated to helping developers, publishers, and game brands connect with players around the world. We specialise in crafting tailored marketing solutions that raise visibility, grow engaged communities, and drive real results across every stage of a game's lifecycle. Our team is made up of experienced marketing prof

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The Robin's Egg
Independent·Shrewsbury·Verified

Digital marketing consultant helping people doing 'good' - from charities and non-profits, to sustainable business and high-quality, handmade products. SEO, Google Ads, Google Analytics, Microsoft Ads, Meta Ads, copywriting and more.

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Venice Digital Ltd
Specialist·London·2-10 Employees·Verified

Venice is an independent London-based web agency specialising in ecommerce and business website design, development and growth on Shopify, Magento, WordPress and Wix.

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Wallace Marketing
Independent·Edinburgh·2-10 Employees·Verified

Pragmatic, experienced, commercial MBA-qualified marketing professional with proven track record in strategic and operational management. Services include: - Research and insight. - Marketing strategy and planning. - Implementation of marketing plans and campaigns. - Training and coaching. Often work in collaboration with creative agencies and other professional advisory firms.

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We Are SNS
Independent·Norwich·11-50 Employees·Verified

We Are SNS is a global social media marketing agency specialising in social media management, TikTok, influencer marketing, content creation and UGC campaigns. At We Are SNS, social isn't an add-on, it's the foundation of everything we do. We are a global social digital marketing agency built for brands that want to grow through culture, creativity and commercial impact. As a social-first agenc

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Wigan SEO
Independent·Manchester·2-10 Employees·Verified

Wigan SEO is my freelance digital marketing, SEO and web design business. I help companies improve their Google visibility, attract more relevant visitors and generate more enquiries. Clients work directly with me, receiving practical advice, tailored strategies and personal support without agency account managers or unnecessary overheads.

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YellowInk Digital
Independent·London·2-10 Employees·Verified

YellowInk is an SEO and digital marketing agency based in the United Kingdom (UK), dedicated to helping startups and small businesses grow online. We offer tailored services including SEO, content marketing, PPC, email marketing, social media management, social media advertising, website design & development, and LinkedIn marketing. Our focus is on delivering affordable, effective strategies that

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Yellowink Digital
Specialist·Lincolnshire·2-10 Employees·Verified

YellowInk Digital is a digital marketing agency offering SEO, Local SEO, Google Ads, website development, content marketing, and AI Search optimisation. We help businesses improve their online visibility, reach the right audience, and grow through practical digital strategies.

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Editor's note
The UK has roughly 59 agencies that lead with paid social as a primary service. They split into three buckets: boutique and single-platform specialists charging £400-1,500 a month plus ad spend, mid-market paid-social shops running fuller programmes at £1,500-3,500, and full-service or multi-platform agencies covering Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube at £3,500-5,000+ or 10-20% of media. Most charge a flat retainer, a percentage of ad spend, or a hybrid with a minimum monthly floor. Paid social moves fast. Most accounts can launch inside a week and show useful direction in two to four weeks, though LinkedIn typically takes longer because audiences are smaller and CPMs are higher. The bigger question in 2026 is creative throughput. Meta's Advantage+ and the Andromeda algorithm shift have made creative quality the main lever, not bid management. Agencies without in-house production usually cannot test fast enough to keep up. The other 2026 shift is commerce. TikTok Shop is now a meaningful UK channel (eMarketer projects £11.75B in UK social commerce sales this year), and paid social increasingly funnels into in-app checkout rather than out to a brand website. Below: the index, filtered down to whoever is actually doing the work.
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.

5 questions our editors get most often, answered honestly. No agency-marketing speak.

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.