The short version

An agency ad account is an advertising account on Google, Meta or TikTok that is opened under an agency’s manager account and dedicated to one customer. You run your ads in it. The agency holds the account, loads your prepaid balance and deals with the platform’s billing and support.

When it helps

Advertisers usually look for one after a problem with a regular account: a new account disabled before it earned trust, a daily spending cap that stops a campaign just as it starts to work, international card payments that keep failing, or a second brand that needs its own account. An agency ad account does not make policy problems disappear, but it gives you a dedicated account with a company behind it that handles top-ups and appeals.

What it does not do

It is not a way around platform rules. Your ads, landing pages and products still have to follow the ad policies of Google, Meta and TikTok. An agency that promises otherwise is risking your account and theirs. We do not accept advertisers who were banned elsewhere, or restricted products.

What to check before you pay

• The full fee, including anything charged later.

• What happens to your unused balance if the account is disabled.

• Which company you are paying, and in which country.

• Whether you get a written agreement and invoices.

• How the provider contacts you, and how you verify it is them.

Our answers to these questions are on the Compare page, and our fees are on the Pricing page.