How new art brands fix underperforming marketing agencies
When a marketing agency underperforms for your new art supplies brand, sticking with them wastes precious startup capital and stalls your momentum. To get real results without paying steep retainers for slow work, you must transition to automated organic video distribution. A managed content network is a set of many brand-owned Instagram pages that post your existing videos many times a day from real iPhones, built and run end to end by TIDE, so organic reach grows with the number of pages instead of ad spend.
in one network
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Art supplies brand, launch stage: the agency isn't delivering.
The launch frustration of missing agency results
You hired a marketing agency to help launch your art supplies brand, but months later, sales are flat and your retainer fee is gone. They blame the algorithm while your inventory sits unsold. As a new brand, you cannot afford to burn cash on slow-moving agency contracts that fail to deliver tangible revenue.
Why switching agencies rarely solves the problem
Firing one agency to hire another boutique firm often leads to the same disappointing results wrapped in a different pitch deck. Agencies rely heavily on paid ads that eat into your margins. You need a completely different approach that bypasses ad auctions and focuses on direct organic reach.
Replacing retainers with content networks
Take control of your growth with automated asset syndication. A managed content network is a set of many brand-owned Instagram pages that post your existing videos many times a day from real iPhones, built and run end to end by TIDE, so organic reach grows with the number of pages instead of ad spend. Running multiple accounts carries platform risks, and banned pages are replaced by the provider.
What to send your new provider to start
Send your provider the raw video files your previous agency failed to leverage properly. Include close-ups of watercolor mixing, brush stroke tests, and unboxing clips. The provider distributes these assets across a network of community pages, delivering the real traction your startup needs.
One account vs a network
| One brand account | Managed content network | |
|---|---|---|
| Pages | 1 | Dozens, each with its own angle on art supplies |
| Posts a day | 1 to 3 | Over 100 |
| Reach | The same followers | New pockets of buyers every day |
| Who runs it | Your team | The provider, end to end |
| Your part | Everything | Send content |
What you would send
Anything you already make for art supplies counts.
Move past underperforming marketing agencies by syndicating your art supplies videos across a managed organic network.
Put your products on 50 pages.
Tell us what your art supplies brand sells and how you get customers today. We'll show you a live network and tell you straight if it fits. About the cost of one marketing hire.
Questions brands ask next
How quickly can we transition away from an agency?
You can terminate underperforming retainers and launch a managed content network within days.
Do we need new videos or can we use old ones?
You can repurpose the exact same raw video assets your previous agency used.
What is the typical pricing model?
It operates on a flat fee, costing about the cost of one marketing hire.