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00 · PAID MEDIA OS vs AGENCY · COMPARISON

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Agencies deliver a 6-week SOW and a retainer invoice. GTMVP delivers a $129 paid media Diagnostic in 24 hours, then a done-for-you Rebuild with an action-gated 20% CPA guarantee. Different categories of work. Decide in 30 seconds.

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PRICE
$129
TURNAROUND
24h
ALT COST
$25,000+ retainer
ALT TIME
6-week SOW
01 · SAME FINDINGS · DIFFERENT OUTPUT · 3 MIN READ

What an agency would say. What we ship.

Same four findings rendered twice. The right column carries the sources and the next action. The gap is the entire point.

AGENCY · QBR_SLIDE
Observation without action, typical quarterly deck
  1. 01Your signal stack scores 34/100. tCPA target is 28% above the median for your vertical.
  2. 02Conversion lag in your account is 12 days. Your 7-day bid-evaluation window is cutting learning cycles short.
  3. 03Three ad groups have CPAs 3x the account mean and zero conversion volume in 60 days. Budget is leaking.
  4. 04Action: pause the 3 ad groups, reset tCPA to 15% above last-90-day mean, rebuild with 14-checkpoint signal stack.
NO_FOOTNOTES · UNVERIFIABLE
GTMVP · DIAGNOSTIC_BRIEF
Same finding, sourced, with the operator call
  1. 01
    Your signal stack scores 34/100. tCPA target is 28% above the median for your vertical.
    [1] Smart Bidding Report · 14-checkpoint method · /leak-report
  2. 02
    Conversion lag in your account is 12 days. Your 7-day bid-evaluation window is cutting learning cycles short.
    [2] paid media Diagnostic · 22-module review · /audit
  3. 03
    Three ad groups have CPAs 3x the account mean and zero conversion volume in 60 days. Budget is leaking.
    [3] paid media Diagnostic · spend analysis module · /audit
  4. 04
    Action: pause the 3 ad groups, reset tCPA to 15% above last-90-day mean, rebuild with 14-checkpoint signal stack.
    [4] operator brief · Rebuild sprint plan · /pricing
EVERY_CLAIM_FOOTNOTED · CLICKABLE
02 · CAPABILITY DELTA · SIDE BY SIDE · 2 MIN READ

PPC agency vs paid media OS: what each actually delivers.

A B2B paid media agency sells hours and decks. GTMVP sells a Diagnostic then a done-for-you Rebuild with a real guarantee.

Dimension
Marketing Agency
GTMVP
Entry point
$25,000+/mo retainer
$129 Diagnostic
Time to first output
6-week SOW
24 hours
Paid media rebuilds
Included in retainer
Rebuild from $3,500/mo
CPA guarantee
None
20% CPA reduction in 90 days or work free
Sales call required
Pitch deck + discovery
Self-serve Diagnostic. Rebuild starts with 30-min call.
Operator hours per month
Shared across accounts
20-60 hrs dedicated, capped client load
03 · YOUR MOVE · THE INTAKE · 1 MIN READ

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