We do not pay for any 'earn-from-home digital marketing tasks'. Fraudsters are calling thousands and pretending to be us. They'll soon scam you. Report them to the cops. We offer no such jobs, never have, never will.
We do not pay for any 'earn-from-home digital marketing tasks'. Fraudsters are calling thousands and pretending to be us. They'll soon scam you. Report them to the cops. We offer no such jobs, never have, never will.
We were one of the first firms in the world to work on a pay-for-performance basis. Not just for digital, but on traditional media as well.
We work on a variable fee or revenue share. Sometimes, we even pay for the media and production.
We dont care for likes, comments and vanity metrics. What matters is your revenue and income growth.
Think of us as your Marketing Department that works on a variable cost basis.
Some of our beliefs
We were brought up to believe in the Emperors of Marketing, only to realize over time that they often weren't wearing any clothes . Let's start with a homage to Philip Kotler , if only to point out all the places his work doesn't apply today.
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Every recession, every tariff scare, every war, every bad quarter, the same thing happens. The brand budget gets cut. And every time, someone acts like this is the right thing to do.
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57% say brand-building drives long-term growth. But 72% admit they're still chasing short-term numbers. This isn't a knowledge problem. It's a strength-of-backbone problem.
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No one gets rich in advertising - though it takes the same kind of smarts that any other unicorn does. So why bother? I'm Mahesh. I founded Pinstorm. Even after I swore to myself I'd never do this.
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Dividing the agency world into ‘creative’ and ‘media’ firms doesn’t solve this – especially in the digital scheme of things.
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Every few years someone publishes a stat about how marketers can't prove their own value, and every few years the industry nods solemnly and goes right back to reporting click-through rates to the board.
Read moreSome of our outcomes
We launched a global fund-raising campaign for a charity. And ended up raising money we didn't want.
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A Malaysian billionaire came to us with a curious problem. He wasn't able to book a flight. Could we help?
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We helped an e-commerce gifting firm grow their sales 2.5x and their margins by even more - by changing their name.
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Pinstorm charges no retainer and no upfront fee. We take a percentage of incremental revenue generated, an equity stake in the business, or a combination of both. We only get paid when you grow.
Pinstorm works with D2C consumer brands, B2B SaaS, fintech, e-commerce, hospitality, and education. The single requirement is a brand willing to share revenue upside in exchange for full marketing accountability.
Skin in the game means Pinstorm's compensation is tied to measurable revenue results — and, decided case by case, Pinstorm may also invest its own team's time or the third-party media costs. If the campaign fails, we earn little or nothing, and whatever we chose to invest is lost. That alignment is the model.
Outcome-based marketing is a model where the agency's fee is tied to business results — revenue growth, customer acquisition, or ROAS — rather than hours worked or media placed. Pinstorm has operated this way since 2004.
Selectively. Pinstorm prefers businesses where it sees a clear, direct path to earning $5,000 or more a month, after costs, from the engagement — usually meaning proven revenue and product-market fit — so the model may not be suitable for early-stage startups. Where Pinstorm does take on a younger company, it may structure the engagement around an equity stake.