How we work

A clear system where each campaign builds on the last: onboarding, potential assessment, testing and scaling. With transparent CAC, ROI and CLV reporting to help the channel earn its budget.

Where you are todayAnd what changes with us

We hear this in almost every first call. And this is what changes once influencer marketing gets a system.

Today

  • Constant creative testing on Meta and growing dependence on it

  • One-off influencer campaigns with changing agencies and no shared learning

  • Incomplete tracking and no reliable proof of influencer marketing ROI

  • Random creator selection with no repeatable approach

  • Rising Meta and Google costs and falling profitability

  • Internal scepticism: “Influencer marketing doesn't scale.”

With Ad Specialist

  • A new, predictable acquisition channel beyond Meta and Google

  • A defined three-phase system where every campaign builds on the last

  • Clear CAC, ROI and CLV reports that help the channel earn its budget

  • Creator selection and forecasts based on data instead of gut feeling

  • Lower new-customer costs as every campaign adds learning

  • Proven scalability and an established channel that strengthens Meta and Google

Maximum resultswith a 3-phase system

Each phase builds on the last. That's how first tests turn into a channel that scales predictably.

  • Phase 1: Potential analysis

    Audience and KPI matching, creator outreach and a report after four weeks.

  • Phase 2: Testing roadmap

    Creator strategy, testing different levers, tracking and full service.

  • Phase 3: Scaling

    Scaling top performers, new testing approaches and platform diversification.

Live in 5 weeksWith your strongest prospects

We build your influencer channel around a clear system designed to perform and scale from the start. We have run these steps thousands of times. That experience is what helps us move quickly and reduce risk.

  1. 1 week
    Onboarding

    We collect what matters once: your audience and interests, verticals, AOV, CAC and ROAS targets, and previous campaign experience. From that, we create the brief and initial storytelling ideas—the foundation for outreach and the potential assessment.

  2. 3 weeks
    Growth potential assessment

    We match your data against over 20,000 campaigns and look for relevant patterns. Then we approach creators: are they interested, available and free of competitor conflicts? You see the findings that form the basis of your campaign plan.

  3. From week 5
    Testing Roadmap

    We start with the strongest prospects from your potential assessment. Tracking, discount codes, UTM links and IDA are ready, and creators are briefed. The goal: maximum learning with only the budget needed, optimised each month against your KPIs. Then we build on what works.

  4. From month 4
    Scaling

    We analyse why certain creators, platforms and verticals perform better, then find similar opportunities. Winners get more budget. Meta Ads and influencer-generated creative support the lower funnel while we continue scouting new creators.

What we need from youWe handle the rest

We take care of scouting, negotiation, briefing, booking and reporting. We need four things from you.

  • Your target KPIs

    Your CAC and ROAS targets, audience, AOV and previous campaign experience. We collect them once during onboarding.

  • Access to store and tracking data

    So discount codes and UTM links can attribute each order to the right campaign.

  • Products for creators

    For seeding and campaigns you ship products from your store to the creators. That way they can test them first and have something to promote.

  • A dedicated approval contact

    You approve every proposed creator, with the video, expected views, costs and audience in front of you.

Influencer scaling end to endWe take ownership

From scouting, negotiations and contracts to briefs, IDA tracking connected to your tools, campaign analysis, regular reporting and paid amplification.

Scouting

We choose creators for their ability to drive purchases. Conversion, CAC and basket data from over 20,000 campaigns show us who has already sold to your audience.

You get a shortlist with a rationale for each creator, expected views and target CAC. You decide. We book.

Negotiations & contracts

We negotiate fees, formats, timelines and usage rights against real benchmarks. Ongoing bookings show us what a fair CPM looks like—and when a placement can pay off.

Where it fits, we include commission: more reward for creators who sell, less spend on reach alone. We also handle contracts, NDAs and Partnership Ad rights.

Briefing

Every brief starts with data: the hooks, messages and formats that converted best in your ads and previous campaigns.

The creator puts it in their own words. The content stays authentic while delivering your message, with the code and link where viewers are ready to buy.

Tracking setup

Each creator gets a dedicated code and deep link, created in IDA and connected to your store and tools. Orders are attributed to the right creator.

See revenue, orders and CAC by creator—who sells, who only brings reach and where the next budget should go.

Analysis & reporting

We interpret the numbers before you see them: which creators deliver, which formats decline and when a channel continues generating sales.

Your report shows revenue, CAC and ROAS by creator, channel and month, with our recommendation on what to scale, rebook or stop.

Paid Amplification

Top-performing creator videos keep running as Partnership Ads, combining the creator’s credibility with your budget.

We secure approval and the ad code, launch in Ads Manager and test whether the creator video beats your current creative. Winners get more budget.

  • We’d like to run cathy.marylou’s Story as a Partnership Ad. Happy for us to go ahead?
  • Yes, absolutely. How long can we use it?
  • 30 days, as agreed in the contract. She has already sent us the ad code.
  • Approved. Looking forward to seeing the results.

Everything includedWhen we take full ownership

You approve the creator budget. Everything a booking needs is on us.

  • Data-driven scouting

    Creator selection based on conversion rates, CAC and basket size from over 20,000 campaigns.

  • Full execution

    Negotiation, briefings, codes and UTM setup, product orders, content approvals and all invoicing.

  • Our own software IDA

    Every campaign broken down to the individual creator, with all your data updated daily.

  • A dedicated team

    Weekly scouting updates and clear reports from the same dedicated contacts, every time.

  • Ongoing optimisation

    New tests every month, based on your own data instead of bookings based purely on gut feeling.

  • Creator Learning Suite

    Access to the very same training we use internally to onboard and build up our own team.

  • Creator partnerships

    Long-term creator partnerships, fully managed, including co-branded product launches and ads.

  • New platforms

    New platforms and new markets, diversified early as soon as your own data clearly supports it.

What would your first 5 weekslook like?

  • 50 minutes
  • Your roadmap to go-live
  • Investment & outcomes
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Victoria BorganLilia YanichevskiCarolina BartelsFabienne FreundMichael Haberger

300+ stores successfully scaled

by turning creators into a reliable acquisition channel

End the influencer tool chaosMake IDA your single source of truth

IDA brings your data together, updated daily. Every booking recommendation we make is backed by evidence—giving you a solid foundation for profitable, scalable influencer marketing.

Every campaign at a glance

See every booked campaign: creator, status, audience, vertical, launch date, expected views and cost. Once it goes live, conversions, CAC and ROAS appear in the same row.

  • Booking status

    From enquiry to briefing, approval and launch.

  • Forecast vs. results

    Expected views beside actual views. Costs beside conversions.

  • Go straight to the content

    Open the published video or Reel in a click.

IDA Bookings view: booking status, audiences, costs, conversions, CAC, ROAS and upcoming launches

Don’t just ask usAsk our clients

Results that matterBeyond reach

New customers, CAC and revenue from real client campaigns. From a single placement to a channel delivering a fifth of all new customers.

Upway

275,102 € revenue from a single placement

„Working with Ad Specialist has been a great decision for us. Few agencies combine such deep expertise with an ego-free approach to adapting strategies to the client. They are flexible, and their goal is always the greatest possible growth.“

Fabienne FreundMarketing Manager DACH, Upway
  • 275,102 €Net revenue
  • 2.5mViews
  • 6.8xROAS
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Your questions Answered

There is no one-size-fits-all answer. We work with your circumstances and available budget, aiming for useful results and maximum learning with the smallest sensible investment. Typically, that means €5,000–10,000 per month plus our agency fee or retainer. We test creator formats and audiences to identify the strongest sales drivers. First, the potential assessment evaluates the opportunity before campaign budget is committed. When the channel proves its value, you can scale investment with confidence.

After four weeks, you receive the potential assessment: response rates, suitable verticals and a budget recommendation. During the first three months of testing, we typically identify the first top performers that meet your KPIs. From month four, we scale what works.

Your target KPIs, access to store and tracking data, products for creators and a dedicated approval contact. We handle scouting, negotiation, briefing, booking and reporting.

With IDA, our own analytics software. It combines codes, UTM links, store data and platform reports to calculate CAC, ROI and CLV for every placement and creator. That shows us where more budget is justified.

We stop there. You receive the results—response rates, verticals and audiences—plus an honest recommendation, even if it is not to build the channel right now. No retainer. No ongoing commitment.

Not at the same time. We represent one brand per category, keeping creator relationships, pricing and data exclusive. We check availability during the first call.

No time for a call?Tell us a little about your business

Tell us what you sell, where you are today and what you want to achieve with creators. We will review your store and email you an initial assessment.

  • No meeting required
  • Initial assessment by email
  • A reply within 24 hours
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