Shortlisted provider comparison

Impression vs Actuate Media: shared-service comparison

Actuate Media is the first provider in Impression's focused shortlist, selected for verified shared services. This side-by-side view shows each provider's separate overall evaluation across the same 5 weighted criteria; those scores are not fit scores.

Impression

Evidence into Action.

78/ 100 overallHigher score
Actuate Media

Powering Potential, Perfecting Performance!

69/ 100 overall

Score-by-score

CriterionImpressionActuate Media
Website Presence(20%)9084
Search Visibility(20%)5858
Trust & Credibility(20%)8272
Market Presence(15%)8466
Customer Satisfaction(10%)7963
Overall7869

Pricing at a glance

Impression

Model
Custom-quoted digital marketing engagements, with strong evidence of a monthly retainer / monthly management-fee model for retained services; they also appear to take project-based work and can bill hourly for some scopes.
Typical range
$150-$199 / hr
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Actuate Media

Model
Hybrid custom pricing: digital advertising/PPC is billed primarily as a percentage-of-ad-spend management fee (15–20%), with some pages also saying flexible flat-rate options are available; SEO is sold on a flat-rate monthly basis; overall engagements are custom-quoted and generally run month-to-month.
Typical range
15%–20% management fee
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