Leader
The Influencer Marketing Factory
42Heralded Score, range 34–53
The most visible influencer marketing agencies, October 2026
Most cited source
15citations
From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Google AI Overviews, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and ChatGPT
Brands
Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | | New entry | 5 , range 2–30 | 5#11 | 5
| 6% | 2% | None | First reading | |
| 12 | | New entry | 4 , range 1–28 | 4#12 | 4
| 4% | 2% | None | First reading | |
| 13 | | New entry | 4 , range 2–26 | 4#13 | 4
| 7% | 0% | | First reading | |
| 14 | | New entry | 4 , range 1–28 | 4#14 | 4
| 4% | 2% | None | First reading | |
| 15 | | New entry | 4 , range 1–24 | 4#15 | 4
| 6% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | Acadia | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 2% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 2% | 2% | None | First reading | |
| – | Brainbytes | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 2% | 2% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 3% | 2% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 1% | 1% | None | First reading |
“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. AI gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.
Most cited sources
| Rank | Source | Type | Cited in | Engines | Pages cited | Brands its pages mention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Community | 13.3% | 2 of 4 | 14 | 1 |
| 2 | | Social | 15.0% | 2 of 4 | 11 | Not read |
| 3 | | Vendor site | 11.7% | 3 of 4 | 4 | Not read |
| 4 | | Media | 11.7% | 1 of 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | | Vendor site | 11.7% | 2 of 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 |  shopify.com | Vendor site | 11.7% | 2 of 4 | 5 | Not read |
| 7 | | Directory | 11.7% | 4 of 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | | Consultancy | 10.0% | 2 of 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | | Directory | 6.7% | 1 of 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | | Vendor site | 8.3% | 3 of 4 | 4 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| What are the best influencer marketing agencies for brands? | English | |
| Influencer marketing agency for a product launch | English | JMPforce, |
| How can a company find influencers who fit its brand? | English | No brand recommended |
| How do I choose an influencer marketing agency for a campaign? | English | No brand recommended |
| In-house influencer program vs. influencer marketing agency for a growing company | English | No brand recommended |
| Contacting creators directly vs. working through an influencer marketing agency | English | No brand recommended |
| Alternatives to running influencer campaigns yourself | English | No brand recommended |
| Alternatives to a self-serve influencer platform | English | No brand recommended |
| I'm the marketing director of a consumer app and want campaigns with TikTok and Instagram creators. Which influencer marketing agency should we hire? | English | |
| I lead marketing at a fintech company and need an agency to run influencer campaigns in several countries. | English | |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
Gemini
Google AI Overviews
ChatGPT
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Method
Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.
For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.