The 2026 Agency Index Updated October 14, 2026

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About Marketing Agency News

A trade publication for owners of small and mid-sized businesses who hire marketing agencies. Every external claim links to a named source.

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Who we write for

We write for owners and managers of small and mid-sized businesses who hire marketing agencies, or plan to. Most run owner-led companies. The person who signs the agency contract often pays the invoice too.

These readers want straight answers. What does fair pricing look like? We show the common fee models and what drives the price. Other pages cover what a contract should say, how to tell proof from a pitch, and how changes at Google and the AI answer engines affect the work they buy.

What we cover

Three sections, each with its own job.

The glossary backs all three with plain definitions of the terms in proposals, contracts, and reports.

How pages are made

  • Research and drafting are AI-assisted. We use AI tools to gather source material and write first drafts. We say so here so you do not have to guess.
  • Every external claim gets a named source. The link sits next to the claim. We prefer primary documents such as platform help pages, regulator rules, court records, and company announcements.
  • A human editor reviews every page before it publishes. The editor checks each claim against its source. Claims we cannot confirm come out.
  • Errors get fixed in the open. We correct the page, note what changed, and log it on the corrections page.

The full rules are in our editorial standards. The scoring rules are in the methodology.

The masthead

Everything here runs under one byline. We do not invent writer names, photos, or credentials. Judge each page by its sources, which sit next to the claims they support.

Marketing Agency News Desk

Editorial desk

The editorial desk of Marketing Agency News. We report news and write buyer guides for business owners who hire marketing agencies. Research and drafting are AI-assisted. Every external claim links to a named source, and a human editor reviews each page before it publishes. When we get something wrong, we fix it in the open.

editor@marketingagencynews.com

Relationships

Disclosure Marketing Agency News has a business relationship with AI Guys, which appears in this ranking.

AI Guys is scored on the same rubric, with the same public-evidence standard, as every other agency in the index. Read how we handle the relationship in the methodology.

Contact

Send story tips, corrections, and agency profile update requests to editor@marketingagencynews.com, or use the contact page. To report an error, the corrections page lists what to include.

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