The Agency Growth Paradox

AGENCIES

You pay for the name on the pitch deck. Your account gets run by someone junior you've never met.

FREELANCERS

Output is inconsistent, availability is worse, and you're managing five people who each own one piece.

THE FOUNDER

You're still the one coming up with the concepts, reviewing every ad and deciding what to test next.

You don't need another random vendor. You need experienced people who can grow your profit.

We Know What Good Looks Like

Manages spend and scales winners profitably

Reads the data and tells creative what to make next

Owns account structure, tracking and platform compliance

Turns performance data and customer research into ad concepts

Leads creative direction across editors and designers

Writes scripts, hooks and ad copy

Owns Klaviyo: flows, campaigns and segmentation

Measures against revenue, not open rates

Turns first orders into repeat customers

Cuts footage and UGC into high-converting ads

Delivers briefs at volume without quality dropping

Builds hook and format variations for testing

Designs static ads built around direct response

Produces variations fast enough to keep testing fed

Keeps up with what's converting in your category

We've Built The In-House Teams Behind Growing Brads

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9 Creative Hires from Europe for Katamu, Invicta Kuru & Saint Kaizen (Saved $422K/Year)

Google Ads PPC Specialist from Spain for Addiction Center Advertising (Saved $42k/Year)

Europe

Google Ads PPC Specialist

$40,000~

What Changes When You Have The Right People In Restricted Verticals

Before-and-after comparison for hiring in restricted verticals: what breaks without specialized operators, and what becomes possible with the right team.

WITHOUT ZABOTA

MEDIA BUYING

An agency retainer, a junior buyer on your account, and results you can't see inside.

CREATIVE STRATEGY

The founder is the only one generating concepts, so testing slows down every time they get busy.

RETENTION

Email is an afterthought, handed to an agency, and repeat revenue is left on the table.

STATIC AD DESIGN

Designers who make things look good but don't understand what makes an ad sell.

VIDEO EDITING

Freelancers and UGC platforms with inconsistent quality, so half of what comes back never runs.

Growth

Every launch waits on the founder, so growth moves at the speed of one person's calendar.

WITH ZABOTA

MEDIA BUYING

Media buyers with verified niche-experience personally managing the channels & spend levels.

CREATIVE STRATEGY

Strategists who understand direct response and can turn performance data into concepts your creative team can actually produce.

RETENTION

A retention marketer who owns Klaviyo and turns first orders into repeat customers.

STATIC AD DESIGN

Designers who already know your niche, producing ads that are usable from week one.

VIDEO EDITING

Editors who've already cut converting ads in your category. They know the hooks that work, so edits ship with minimal QA.

Growth

You can keep selling because you have a repeatable way to add proven experienced talent as the business grows. Better people → better performance → happier customers → stronger retention → more room to grow.

Why E-Commerce Brands Pick Zabota

We Actually
Know DTC

We understand how growth really works for a brand — creative volume, testing cadence, CAC and retention — and we know what to verify before someone reaches your interview.

We Know Where The Good People Work

The media buyers, strategists and editors behind the brands you admire aren't applying to job posts. We map the agencies and brands producing that talent and headhunt them directly.

We Know Which
Seat Comes First

Hire a strategist before you have production and they're writing briefs nobody can execute. We'll tell you what your team actually needs next — not just fill the seat you asked for.

We've Built Teams
In Your Space

Pet brands, supplements, mailboxes, skin care and clothing brands.

Scaling An E-commerce Brand But Can't Find People Who've Done It Before

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The Agency Growth Paradox

We Know What Good Looks Like

We've Built The In-House Teams Behind Growing Brads

9 Creative Hires from Europe for Katamu, Invicta Kuru & Saint Kaizen (Saved $422K/Year)

2 Restricted-Industry Media Buyer Hires for Aiminity (Saved $54K/Year)

2 Strategic Hires for Peptide Marketing (Saved $75K/Year)

Tact Firm - A Cannabis Marketing Firm Saved Over $140,000 hiring LATAM talent

Google Ads PPC Specialist from Spain for Addiction Center Advertising (Saved $42k/Year)