Pipeline planPlanConversion vs Tinuiti: an honest comparison
By Hojabr Sattari. Updated .
Tinuiti and PlanConversion both help B2B companies grow pipeline, but they are built for different situations. PlanConversion is a revenue generation agency: a senior-level team that has worked with fast-growing enterprise companies and takes on a selective number of clients. We know enterprise environments, speak their language, and provide data-driven advisory with design, execution, reporting and optimization in one team. Our weekly and monthly reporting is built for CMOs who must show results and progress to management. Below is a side-by-side view based on Tinuiti’s own website, and when each is the better choice.
At a glance
| Criterion | PlanConversion | Tinuiti |
|---|---|---|
| Positioning | Founder-led enterprise B2B demand and revenue generation, measured in pipeline and ARR | Performance marketing agency covering the full funnel, with a proprietary measurement system called Bliss Point |
| Base | Montreal, serving Canada, the US and Europe | Office locations not listed on the pages checked |
| Languages | English, Quebec French and Italian programs | Not stated on the pages checked |
| ABM platforms | Demandbase partner; 6sense implemented for 5+ large enterprises | Not stated on the pages checked; B2B appears as an industry vertical, with no dedicated ABM offering described |
| Pricing | Paid media management from 10% to 15% of ad spend, no media markup; programs scoped to your accounts, goals and budget after a free 30-minute pipeline plan | Not published on the pages checked |
| Terms | 6-month initial term for focused programs; 12-month statement of work for integrated programs, with a 90-day exit after month 6 | Not stated on the pages checked |
| Typical client | Enterprise B2B companies, public and private, with long cycles and large buying committees | Brands from emerging to large established; its lead form asks for annual ad spend from under $1 million to $50 million or more; a Foundation offering targets startups and small and midsize businesses |
| Core services | Paid media, SEO/GEO/AEO, ABM, Demandbase, marketing operations, analytics and CRO | Amazon and retail media, TV and streaming, paid social, search and AI SEO, affiliate, creative, CRO, email and SMS, influencer |
| Team model | Senior team that works alongside yours as in-house resources, under one senior owner | Industry-specialized teams that combine sector expertise with full-funnel execution |
| Reporting | Weekly working session and monthly executive readout, on pipeline, revenue and ARR from your CRM | Emphasizes measurement such as media mix modeling, incrementality testing and holistic ROAS; cadence not described |
What Tinuiti says it does
Tinuiti describes itself as a performance marketing agency that ties spend to measurable business results across the full funnel. It lists commerce, TV and audio, social, search and other channel services.
Its site presents Bliss Point as a marketing operating system covering audience, creative, media and measurement, with media mix modeling and incrementality testing. It also offers a Foundation track for small and midsize businesses and startups.
It says it uses industry-specialized teams per vertical. Pricing, office locations and ABM are not stated on the pages checked.
Where PlanConversion is different
- A senior-level team with experience at fast-growing enterprise companies, and a selective number of clients so every program gets senior attention
- Fluent in enterprise environments and their challenges: buying committees, long cycles, governance and ambitious targets, for public and private companies
- Data-driven advisory plus design, execution, reporting and optimization in one team that works alongside yours like in-house resources, with every expertise needed
- Weekly and monthly reporting built for CMOs to show results and progress to management, on the metrics investors and executive teams care about
- Hands-on ABM platform operation: Demandbase partner and 6sense rollouts
- Programs in English and Quebec French (and Italian), written natively
- Transparent paid media fees and a 90-day exit after month 6
How we work with your marketing team
- We join your team as in-house resources: strategy, design, execution, reporting and optimization under one senior owner
- Data-driven advisory first: we recommend where budget and effort should go and show the numbers behind it
- A weekly working session and a monthly executive readout designed for the CMO to take to management
- Every program reported on pipeline, revenue and ARR from your CRM, not on clicks and impressions
Eight questions to ask both agencies
- Who will run my account day to day, and how senior are they?
- Which numbers will you report every week, and can I see a real sample?
- Is reporting tied to pipeline and revenue in my CRM, or to clicks and leads?
- What is the minimum term, and how much notice do I give to stop?
- Is ad spend inside your fee or on top of it, and who owns the ad accounts?
- Which platforms (CRM, ABM, analytics) do you operate hands-on today?
- Which languages and markets can you write for natively?
- What happens in the first 30, 60 and 90 days?
How we checked
Information about Tinuiti comes from its public website (tinuiti.com), checked in October and November 2026. Services and prices change, so confirm details with Tinuiti directly. We do not comment on the quality of other agencies’ work.
Which one fits your team
Choose PlanConversion when
- You sell enterprise B2B with long cycles and large buying groups
- You want a senior team that works as an extension of your marketing team
- Your CMO needs reporting that management and investors can act on
- You run or plan to run Demandbase or 6sense
- You need French and English programs for Canada
- You want transparent fees and a clear exit after month 6
Choose Tinuiti when
- You are a consumer or retail brand that wants Amazon, retail media or streaming TV managed together
- You want media mix modeling and incrementality testing built into your measurement
- Your advertising budget is large and spread across many channels
- You are a smaller company that wants an entry track designed for startups
Frequently asked questions
Is PlanConversion an alternative to Tinuiti?
For enterprise B2B demand generation, ABM and paid media measured on pipeline, yes. For the situations listed under "Choose Tinuiti when", Tinuiti may be the better fit.
How can we compare agencies fairly?
Give each the same brief and data access, ask for a real weekly report, meet the people who will run your account and compare commercial terms. Our agency selection guide has a scorecard.
How does PlanConversion pricing work?
Paid media is priced at 15% of ad spend, down to 10% at higher spend, with a monthly minimum. Other programs are scoped around your budget. Prices are published on our pricing page.
What is the contract term with PlanConversion?
Month to month, except the Demandbase pilot, which has a three-month minimum.
Does PlanConversion work in French and Italian?
Yes. Programs are written natively in English, Quebec French and Italian.
