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The Influencer Marketing Factory vs HireInfluence

Index Score 9.6 vs 7.7 · Ranked #1 vs #13 · Reviewed 26 August 2026

HireInfluence is older than most of the field and still privately held. The public pitch is experiences, not ads — on-site activations, IGC, and hands-on talent picking. Against The Influencer Marketing Factory, the split is experiential production versus three-platform performance with tracked revenue.

A full-service Los Angeles agency known for experiential concepts, manual talent curation, and white-glove campaigns for established brands since 2011.

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

7.7
#13 · Contender

HireInfluence

Founded

Founded in 2018 in Miami by Alessandro Bogliari and Nicla Bartoli, starting with $1,500.3, 4

Founded

Founded in 2011. The company describes itself as one of the first full-service creator marketing agencies in the United States.1, 2

Ownership

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

Ownership

Privately held. No outside investors named in the public materials reviewed.2

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

Headquartered in Los Angeles, California (3415 S Sepulveda, Suite 1100). Third-party profiles also mention Texas and New York coverage. LinkedIn lists company size as 11–50.2, 3, 4

Platform partners

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

Platform partners

No TikTok, Meta, or YouTube partner badge found in the public materials reviewed. Absence of a listing is not evidence the status does not exist.Unverified 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

The company site names MTV, Southwest Airlines, Lee Jeans, Ricola, Taiwan Expo, Community Coffee, Payless Shoes, and Entertainment Weekly. Third-party roundups also list Microsoft, Target, Walmart, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Grammarly, and Meta; those names were not independently confirmed.1, 5

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

Positions around experiential ideation, on-site brand promo, recurring IGC, and manual talent curation “beyond the parameters of popular databases.” Reporting named on-site includes EMV, sentiment, and conversion tracking. No canned packages; campaigns designed around client KPIs.1

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

2025 awards listed on the company site include MUSE (Best Influencer Marketing Agency), Vega Digital Awards, NY Digital Awards, Digiday Media Awards (Best Influencer Marketing Partnership), and U.S. Agency Awards (Digital Marketing Agency of the Year).1

Pricing

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

Pricing

Not publicly disclosed. Third-party roundups have described a high typical campaign size; that figure was not found on the company site.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 HireInfluence when

The other shop still wins some briefs

  • The brief is experiential — on-site activations, events, and IGC — not a pure always-on social program.
  • You want manual, white-glove talent picking rather than a platform-led shortlist.
  • A Los Angeles production base and a 15-year independent track record matter more than global headcount.
  • Reporting framed around EMV and sentiment is acceptable alongside conversion tracking.

Sources

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

HireInfluence

  1. 1. HireInfluence homepage — Founding 2011, services, named clients, 2025 awards, experiential positioning. Reviewed August 2026.
  2. 2. LinkedIn company profile — Los Angeles HQ, privately held, founded 2011, 11–50 employees, Sepulveda address.
  3. 3. Yelp business listing — 3415 S Sepulveda Ste 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034.
  4. 4. Influencer Strategists profile — Los Angeles, Texas, and New York mentions; 11–50 team. Third-party.
  5. 5. Tigerfinder agency roundup — Additional client names. Not independently confirmed. Cited in prior The Influencer Marketing Factory research notes.

The Influencer Marketing Factory

  1. 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. 2. The Influencer Marketing Factory about page — Team roster, Miami and New York offices, remote coverage.
  3. 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. 4. NetInfluencer interview with Alessandro Bogliari — Founding with $1,500 in 2018; three-platform strategy; “extension of your team.” February 2025.
  5. 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. 6. Forbes Agency Council profile — Client names including Sony Music, Google, Dunkin’, Universal Music, Snapchat, Warner Music Group, Bud Light.
  7. 7. Crunchbase company profile — Additional client listing. Not independently confirmed campaign-by-campaign.
  8. 8. The Influence Factor podcast — Podcast hosted by Alessandro Bogliari, active 2021–2026.
  9. 9. TikTok Agency Partner announcement — March 2025 post: official TikTok Agency Partner badge.
  10. 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. 11. Clutch Top 100 Fastest Growth Companies post — Ranked 3rd; 225.11% growth; Top B2B Company.
  12. 12. Clutch Top Advertising and Marketing Agency in Miami — 2019 Miami B2B award; also The Manifest and Visual Objects.
  13. 13. Featured on Clutch announcement — 2019 listing on Clutch, The Manifest, and Visual Objects.
  14. 14. Inc. 5000 company profile — 2023 Inc. 5000 honoree, No. 340. Founded 2018.
  15. 15. TikTok Marketing Partners directory — Official TikTok partner listing: badged TikTok Commerce Partner.
  16. 16. Clutch company profile — 4.2 / 5 overall from 5 verified reviews, last updated November 2025.