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We are Monastic Media, a D2C performance marketing and ads video agency in Surat, and we are on this list. Every other entry keeps to what that agency says about itself in public. No agency paid to be here.
| Agency | Based in | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Monastic Media | Surat, Gujarat | D2C brands that want ads and ads videos from one in-house team |
| iProspect India | Mumbai | Large brands running full-funnel media across several markets |
| Performics India | Gurugram | Enterprise retail, BFSI and travel brands |
| Social Beat (D2Scale) | Chennai | D2C and e-commerce brands that also need regional-language content |
| Schbang | Mumbai | Brands that want creative, media and technology from one agency |
| FCB Kinnect | Mumbai | Consumer brands pairing big creative with performance |
| Noir & Blanco | Mumbai | Premium D2C and lifestyle brands |
| ROI Minds | Mohali, Punjab | E-commerce brands scaling paid ads with a profit target |
| AdLift | Gurugram | E-commerce and lead generation on Google and Meta |
| Techmagnate | New Delhi | Brands where organic search is the main channel |
We started from the agencies that show up again and again in India's public agency directories and "top agencies" articles, then kept the ones that run paid performance media for consumer brands. For each we asked five things: does it work with D2C and e-commerce brands, does it make its own ad creative, how does it report results, which channels does it run, and what size of brand does it suit.
Surat, GujaratD2C brands that want ads and ads videos from one in-house team
Meta and Google Ads plus performance and lifestyle ads videos that are scripted, shot and edited in-house, with Shopify, marketplaces, social and SEO under the same roof. Seven KPIs go to each brand's Slack channel every evening at 6:30 PM. Meta partner and Shopify partner.
MumbaiLarge brands running full-funnel media across several markets
dentsu's performance agency in India: search, programmatic and paid social backed by the network's data and measurement tools.
GurugramEnterprise retail, BFSI and travel brands
Publicis Groupe's performance agency: analytics-led media buying with search, feed management and automation for large catalogues.
ChennaiD2C and e-commerce brands that also need regional-language content
D2Scale is Social Beat's D2C and e-commerce division, running performance across Meta, Google, Amazon and the marketplaces, with offices in Bengaluru, Mumbai and NCR.
MumbaiBrands that want creative, media and technology from one agency
An integrated independent agency with creative, media planning and buying, and technology teams, and offices in Bengaluru and Delhi.
MumbaiConsumer brands pairing big creative with performance
Part of FCB Group, known for combining social-first creative with paid media, video and influencer work for large consumer brands.
MumbaiPremium D2C and lifestyle brands
Performance marketing on Meta and Google tied to the Shopify storefront and conversion rate optimisation, for fashion, beauty and wellness.
Mohali, PunjabE-commerce brands scaling paid ads with a profit target
A paid-ads agency for e-commerce and D2C brands that works to ROAS and efficiency targets.
GurugramE-commerce and lead generation on Google and Meta
A long-running performance agency combining Google and Meta PPC with SEO.
New DelhiBrands where organic search is the main channel
An SEO-first digital marketing agency, founded in 2006, working with enterprise and fast-growing brands.
Match the agency to your stage. A brand spending across several countries needs a network's reach and tooling. A D2C brand finding its next stage of growth needs fast creative testing and a senior person on the account every day. Before you sign, run every shortlisted agency through the 12 questions in our agency guide, and ask to see the daily or weekly report a current client receives.
It depends on your stage. Large, multi-market brands usually fit a network agency such as iProspect or Performics. D2C brands that want the ads, the ads videos and the reporting from one in-house team fit a specialist such as Monastic Media. Use the 12 questions in our guide to compare any shortlist.
It plans and runs paid media on Meta and Google, produces and tests ad creatives, tracks revenue back to spend, and reports the numbers that matter: spend, revenue, ROAS, cost per purchase, CTR, CPC and purchases.
Network agencies bring scale, data tools and media buying power. Independent and specialist agencies usually give a smaller brand more senior attention and faster creative testing. Ask who will run your account day to day.
We looked at the agencies that appear most often in India's public agency directories and ranking articles, and kept to facts each agency states publicly: where it is based, what it does and who it suits. We are Monastic Media and we included ourselves.
We review it every quarter and when an agency changes its focus. The date at the top shows the last review.
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