565 Media

What 565 Media does

565 Media LLC is a Los Angeles-based digital performance marketing agency founded in 2014 that provides full-funnel customer acquisition services to direct-to-consumer brands, fintech companies, and growth-stage startups across regulated and unregulated verticals. The firm delivers an integrated offering spanning paid media management (Meta, Google, TikTok, LinkedIn, Snapchat, YouTube, Pinterest, Reddit, and Apple Search Ads), creative production including original video, email and SMS marketing via Klaviyo, custom landing page development, affiliate marketing, and conversion rate optimization. The company is recognized as an Official Google Premier Partner, ranking it in the top 3% of North American firms.

The firm's proprietary technology platform, branded AI Core, is an AI-powered reporting and analytics system with custom AI pipelines that turn raw data from across client marketing stacks into boardroom-ready reports spanning spend efficiency, creative performance, LTV, retention, attribution, funnel analytics, forecasting, channel mix, cohort analysis, budget pacing, incrementality, and ROAS trends. The system supports 100+ custom report types and claims 10X faster reporting with 24/7 autonomous monitoring. Case-study evidence (Hungryroot, CreditStrong, The Black Tux, Entireworld, Candy Club, Lucky Dog, Klova, Crap Eyewear) cites 3-10X client revenue or customer growth outcomes.

565 Media generates revenue through professional services fees for marketing strategy, campaign management, creative production, and analytics, with pricing customized per engagement. The go-to-market model is sales-led and consultative, distributing services through direct sales to enterprise clients and inside sales to mid-market brands, supported by content marketing via an Insights blog and The Daily Data newsletter. The company is privately held (565Media, Inc., California) and founder-controlled with no disclosed external institutional funding.

Name

565 Media

Legal name

565Media, Inc.

Website

https://565media.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

565 Media is a Los Angeles-based digital performance marketing agency founded in 2014 that delivers full-funnel paid media, creative production, and AI-powered analytics to DTC brands, fintech firms, and growth-stage startups as an official Google Premier Partner.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performance Marketing Services

NAICS

Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418), Media Buying Agencies (54183)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Media Planning, Buying & Optimization (BPAFAAAC)

Keywords

• Performance marketing services
• Customer acquisition agency
• Paid media management
• Creative production services
• Marketing analytics platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Marina Del Rey

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Digital Marketing Services: Full-service digital performance marketing agency providing customer acquisition, paid media management, creative services, conversion optimization, and data analytics. Revenue generated through service fees for marketing strategy, campaign management, and creative production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

565 Media is a digital performance marketing agency that delivers full-funnel customer acquisition through paid media management across Meta, Google, TikTok, LinkedIn, Snapchat, YouTube, Pinterest, Reddit, Nextdoor, Bing, X, Tatari, and Apple Search Ads. The agency also provides creative services (video production and ad creative), email and SMS marketing, landing page development, affiliate marketing, SEO, web development, and data analysis powered by its proprietary AI Core reporting platform.

Product overview

565 Media is a digital performance marketing agency offering a unified suite of services centered on customer acquisition through paid media. The core portfolio consists of Customer Acquisition (full-funnel paid media across Meta, Google, TikTok, and other platforms), Creative Services (including Video Production), Data Analysis (featuring proprietary AI Core AI-powered reporting), Email Marketing, Landing Pages, Affiliate Marketing, and supporting capabilities in Search Engine Marketing, SEO, and Web Development. These services work collaboratively as an integrated growth engine rather than standalone products, with AI Core powering automated insights across the entire marketing stack.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Customer Acquisition Full-funnel paid media service that scales customer acquisition profitably across multiple advertising platforms including Meta Ads, Google Ads, TikTok Ads, and other channels. Targeted at DTC ecommerce brands, fintechs, and growth-stage startups seeking scalable customer acquisition.
• Creative Services Scroll-stopping creative built to convert, including video production, ad creative, and visual assets designed to support campaign success. Offered to brand clients needing original ad creative for paid campaigns.
• Data Analysis Attribution and insights services providing actionable marketing analytics, including AI-powered reporting through AI Core that delivers automated reporting 10x faster with autonomous 24/7 monitoring. Offered to brand clients needing marketing performance analytics.
• Email Marketing Lifecycle flows that drive repeat revenue, including automation, SMS marketing coordination, and customer retention programs. Targeted at ecommerce brands seeking to maximize customer lifetime value.
• Affiliate Marketing Partner programs that expand reach through affiliate network management and optimization. Offered to ecommerce brands seeking incremental revenue channels beyond paid media.
• Search Engine Marketing Paid search advertising including Google Ads management with Search, Shopping, and Performance Max campaigns. Offered to brands seeking bottom-of-funnel acquisition via search.
• Social Media Marketing Paid social advertising across Facebook Ads, Instagram Ads, Snapchat Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Pinterest Ads, Reddit Ads, and Nextdoor Ads. Offered to brands seeking mid-funnel acquisition via social platforms.
• TikTok Ads Native short-form advertising on TikTok designed to hook and convert audiences through authentic, platform-native creative. Targeted at brands reaching Gen Z and Millennial audiences.
• Search Engine Optimization Organic search optimization services to improve visibility and rankings in search engine results. Offered to brands seeking long-term organic traffic growth.
• Web Development Website development services including ecommerce development, custom landing pages, and conversion optimization. Offered to brand clients needing storefront or landing page builds.
• Video Production Full-service video production including animations, ad spots, short films, and social media video content with over 10 years of experience. Targeted at brands needing original video creative for paid campaigns.

Quantifiable outcome

• Scaled Hungryroot online sales 10X to $3M/month
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MetacoreTechnology or IntegrationMeta (Facebook/Instagram) advertising platform partner for running paid social campaigns. 565 Media runs Facebook and Instagram campaigns engineered to scale ROAS for client brands.
• GooglecoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial Google Premier Partner with access to Google Ads platform including Search, Shopping, and Performance Max. Ranked among top 3% of North American advertising firms.
• TikTokcoreTechnology or IntegrationTikTok advertising partner for native short-form video campaigns. Runs TikTok Ads campaigns optimized for client brands targeting Gen Z and Millennial audiences.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Disruptive Advertising: Mid-market performance marketing agency focused on paid media, CRO, and analytics for DTC and B2B brands. Directly comparable to 565 Media on service mix, target customer profile (growth-stage brands), and Google Premier Partner positioning.
• KlientBoost: Performance marketing agency specializing in PPC, paid social, and CRO for SaaS and ecommerce brands. Closely comparable on paid-media-led value proposition, multi-platform execution, and CRO/landing-page service line that overlaps with 565 Media.
• HawkSEM: Performance marketing agency with paid search, paid social, and conversion intelligence for mid-market and enterprise brands. Comparable on Google Premier-equivalent positioning, technology-forward reporting, and emphasis on revenue attribution.
• Power Digital Marketing: Full-service digital marketing agency combining paid media, SEO, content, creative, and analytics. Comparable on integrated service model and DTC/consumer-brand focus, though larger and broader in scope than 565 Media.
• Directive: B2B SaaS-focused performance marketing agency offering paid media, SEO, and creative with proprietary reporting tools. Comparable on AI/tech-enabled reporting stack and full-funnel service design; differs in B2B SaaS vertical focus versus 565 Media's DTC/fintech tilt.
• LYFE Marketing: Digital marketing agency focused on social media marketing, paid social, and SEO for small and mid-sized businesses. Comparable on customer-acquisition-led offering and small-business client profile, though narrower on the media-buying depth 565 Media provides.

Broad incumbents

• Tinuiti: Larger independent performance marketing agency offering paid media, ecommerce, lifecycle, and creative across retail, DTC, and B2B. Overlaps heavily with 565 Media on paid-media execution but operates at materially greater scale with broader channel coverage.
• Rise Interactive: Established digital marketing agency providing media, analytics, and creative with proprietary tech. Comparable on analytics-led performance marketing story, but significantly larger with enterprise-tier clients and broader service portfolio.
• SmartSites: Established full-service digital agency offering paid media, SEO, web design, and CRM for SMB and mid-market clients. Comparable on broad paid-media + web/creative stack, though typically serves smaller and less performance-mature brands than 565 Media's case-study clients.
• WebFX: Large digital marketing agency with paid media, SEO, web development, and content services, supported by proprietary marketing tech (RevenueCloudFX). Comparable on integrated marketing services plus proprietary technology layer, but at much greater scale and broader service breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/565media
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@565media
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/565-media

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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