Winner · The Influencer Marketing Factory

The Influencer Marketing Factory vs DEPT

Item: DEPT
Rating: 8.2
Author: Best Influencer Marketing Agencies

Index Score 9.6 vs 8.2 · Ranked #1 vs #8 · Reviewed 26 August 2026

DEPT is a growth-invention company, not an influencer shop that picked up a website. Four thousand people, Webby Agency of the Year, B Corp, NVIDIA partner. Creator work lives inside that machine. The Influencer Marketing Factory is the inverse: a specialist that refuses to be a 4,000-person org chart.

Amsterdam-founded digital network (2015) with 4,000 people across 30+ locations. Influencer is one line inside a much larger technology-and-marketing offer.

Side by side

Same eight fields on every page. Superscripts point at sources. Muted type means unverified.

9.6

Winner · #1

The Influencer Marketing Factory

8.2

#8 · High Performer

DEPT

Founded

Founded in 2018 in Miami by Alessandro Bogliari and Nicla Bartoli, starting with $1,500.^{3, 4}

Founded

Founded in Amsterdam in 2015, combining Dutch digital agencies including TamTam’s later chapter. Positions as a Growth Invention company.^{1, 2}

Ownership

Independent and founder-led. No holding-company parent in the materials reviewed.³

Ownership

Private-equity-backed digital network, not a founder-led influencer boutique. Certified B Corp since 2021.^{1, 3}

Footprint

Headquarters in Miami, with offices in New York and Amsterdam. A team of 50+ across the US, Europe, and Asia, speaking more than 15 languages. Over 80% of the leadership team is female.^{2, 3}

Footprint

4,000 people, 30+ locations on five continents. Influencer marketing is a named service line, not the whole firm.^{1, 4}

Platform partners

TikTok Agency Marketing Partner and Enterprise Agency Partner. Meta Global Vendor. YouTube Global Marketing Partner.^{3, 9, 15}

Platform partners

NVIDIA partner agency; AI-native positioning. A dedicated TikTok / Meta / YouTube influencer-partner badge was not isolated on the influencer service page reviewed.¹Unverified in the materials reviewed.

Clients

Named work includes Dunkin’, Sony Music, Warner Music Group, Hyundai, Kohler, Hisense, ASUS, Sallie Mae, FOREO, Airalo, and VisitKorea. Third-party profiles also list Google, Snapchat, Universal Music, and Bud Light.^{5, 6, 7}

Clients

Public work includes brands such as Google, Logitech, and eBay on the broader DEPT roster. Influencer-only case names were not isolated on the service page reviewed.⁵Unverified in the materials reviewed.

Approach

Full-service on three platforms only — TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Positions as an extension of the client team (including Slack). Reporting framed around promo codes, tracking pixels, and revenue, not estimated media value.^{1, 4}

Approach

Creator programs wired into digital infrastructure: discovery, strategy, paid amplification, attribution. The pitch is scale into the rest of DEPT, not a 50-person specialist Slack.^{4, 6}

Category voice

Publishes industry research and runs The Influence Factor podcast (2021–present). Public line: “We don’t just run the creator economy. We study it.”^{1, 8}

Category voice

Webby Agency of the Year 2022–2024. Invention / technology tone, not an influencer-research publisher.¹

Pricing

Not publicly disclosed. Quoted per brief.Not publicly disclosed in the materials reviewed.

Pricing

Not publicly disclosed. Enterprise digital-network scoping.Unverified in the materials reviewed.

Winner when

The Influencer Marketing Factory is the better fit

You want a founder-led independent team that works as an extension of yours — Slack included — not a holding-company process.
The brief is TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, and you want a shop that refuses to dilute across ten platforms.
You need revenue you can track (promo codes, pixels, full-funnel reporting), not a slide of estimated media value.
TikTok, Meta, and YouTube partner badges matter, without an enterprise AOR that takes a quarter to staff.
A 50-person, 15-language bench that can source in the US, Europe, and Asia is enough — you do not need a 750-person org chart.

Consider DEPT when

The other shop still wins some briefs

You need influencer as one chapter inside a 4,000-person digital transformation, not as the whole brief.
Web, product, and paid already sit at DEPT and you want creator on the same contract.
B Corp and Webby-network credentials matter more than a three-platform specialist badge.
Amsterdam / global digital coverage is the centre of gravity, not a Miami campaign team.

Sources

DEPT sources first. The Influencer Marketing Factory sources follow, because the left-hand column uses them.

DEPT

1. DEPT homepage — 4,000 people, Webby 2022–2024, NVIDIA, B Corp signals. Reviewed August 2026.
2. DEPT APAC launch note — Founded Amsterdam 2015.
3. Adweek, DEPT tech stack — TamTam 1996 / 2015 combination context.
4. DEPT influencer marketing service — Creator offer inside the network. Reviewed August 2026.
5. DEPT Instagram — Google, Logitech, eBay named in public bio.
6. Influencer Hero, Netherlands agencies — Positions DEPT as scaled digital with influencer wired into infrastructure.

The Influencer Marketing Factory

1. The Influencer Marketing Factory homepage — Positioning, services, $150M+ / 1,000+ / 3B+ stats, three-platform focus, Live Oak Bank quote. Logo mark taken from the site favicon. Reviewed August 2026.
2. The Influencer Marketing Factory about page — Team roster, Miami and New York offices, remote coverage.
3. The Influencer Marketing Factory procurement FAQ — Founding 2018, founders, offices including Amsterdam, 50+ team, 15+ languages, 80%+ female leadership, TikTok / Meta / YouTube partner status, Inc. 500, Financial Times, Inc. Female 250.
4. NetInfluencer interview with Alessandro Bogliari — Founding with $1,500 in 2018; three-platform strategy; “extension of your team.” February 2025.
5. The Influencer Marketing Factory works / case studies — Named campaigns including Dunkin’, Sony Music, Warner Music Group, Hyundai, Kohler, Hisense, ASUS, Sallie Mae, FOREO, Airalo.
6. Forbes Agency Council profile — Client names including Sony Music, Google, Dunkin’, Universal Music, Snapchat, Warner Music Group, Bud Light.
7. Crunchbase company profile — Additional client listing. Not independently confirmed campaign-by-campaign.
8. The Influence Factor podcast — Podcast hosted by Alessandro Bogliari, active 2021–2026.
9. TikTok Agency Partner announcement — March 2025 post: official TikTok Agency Partner badge.
10. Awards archive on The Influencer Marketing Factory — Digital.com NYC 2021, The Drum USA 2020 finalist, InterCon Top 50 Tech 2019, Clutch 2019 top agencies.
11. Clutch Top 100 Fastest Growth Companies post — Ranked 3rd; 225.11% growth; Top B2B Company.
12. Clutch Top Advertising and Marketing Agency in Miami — 2019 Miami B2B award; also The Manifest and Visual Objects.
13. Featured on Clutch announcement — 2019 listing on Clutch, The Manifest, and Visual Objects.
14. Inc. 5000 company profile — 2023 Inc. 5000 honoree, No. 340. Founded 2018.
15. TikTok Marketing Partners directory — Official TikTok partner listing: badged TikTok Commerce Partner.
16. Clutch company profile — 4.2 / 5 overall from 5 verified reviews, last updated November 2025.