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Ads Consultancy

Ads Consultancy

Expert advertising consultation, campaign audits and growth strategies to improve performance and maximize your advertising investment.

Ads Consultancy Services

Before You Spend More,Find Out Where It's Actually Going.

In short: We audit, diagnose and re-strategize your paid media across Google, Meta, Programmatic and CTV — independently of whoever runs your campaigns — and hand over a plan your team or agency can execute. We don't get paid on your ad spend, so we have no reason to recommend spending more of it.

Most ad accounts aren't broken because the platform failed — they're broken because nobody's checked the wiring in months. A consultancy engagement is that check, done by someone with nothing to gain from the answer.

Account Audits Strategy Blueprints Agency Vetting Advisory Retainers
Book A Free Account Audit
Diagnostic in progress
account audit / findings
61/ 100
Account Health Score Needs Restructuring
Wasted spend on overlapping keywordsFLAGGED
Attribution not shared across platformsREVIEW
Creative unchanged for 90+ daysREVIEW
Conversion tracking configured correctlyCLEAR

Est. ₹1.6L/month currently lost to structural issues found in this account.

Full findings delivered as a report

500+

Ad Accounts Audited

₹120Cr+

Ad Spend Reviewed To Date

0%

Commission Taken On Media Spend
Common Triggers

Signs Your Ad AccountNeeds A Second Opinion

Consultancy engagements usually start with one of these situations, not a scheduled review cycle.

ROAS Quietly Declining

Spend is flat or rising but returns have been sliding for a few months with no clear explanation from the current setup.

Switching Or Vetting An Agency

You're evaluating a new agency, or want an independent check before signing with one, based on facts rather than a pitch deck.

Too Many Platforms, No Single View

Google, Meta and a DSP are all running, but nobody can say with confidence which one is actually earning its share of budget.

Building An In-House Team

You're hiring an internal team and need a strategy document and account structure they can inherit and run confidently from day one.

How We Engage

Six Ways To Bring Us In,Scoped To What You Actually Need

Consultancy isn't one-size-fits-all — a first-time audit and an ongoing advisory retainer need different formats.

Most Requested

Paid Media Account Audit

A full diagnostic of your live accounts — structure, targeting, budget pacing, tracking and creative — scored and flagged by severity.

Delivered as: Findings Report + Score

Media Strategy Blueprint

A forward-looking plan covering platform mix, budget split, audience direction and a 90-day roadmap for your team to execute.

Delivered as: Strategy Document + Roadmap

Account Teardown

A line-by-line rebuild plan for a specific underperforming account — campaign structure, negative keywords, bid strategy, everything.

Delivered as: Rebuild Specification

Second-Opinion Performance Review

An independent read on campaigns currently run by another agency or freelancer, without disrupting the existing engagement.

Delivered as: Confidential Review Report

Agency & Vendor Vetting

A scorecard comparing proposals from competing agencies against your actual objectives, not their pitch-deck promises.

Delivered as: Vendor Comparison Scorecard

Ongoing Advisory Retainer

A fixed monthly retainer for recurring account reviews, strategy check-ins and a direct line for decisions before they get expensive.

Delivered as: Monthly Review Call + Notes
Quick Reference

Consultancy vs.Full Campaign Management

Both matter — they just answer different questions. Here's how the two roles actually differ.

What You're Asking
Ads Consultancy
Full Campaign Management
"What's actually working right now?"
Independent diagnosis
Self-reported in platform
Billing tied to media spend
Fixed fee only
Often % of managed spend
Who executes the campaigns
Your team or existing agency
The management agency
Reviews your existing agency's work
Core part of the engagement
Not applicable
Best used when
Deciding, diagnosing, or vetting
Ready to launch and scale
Audit Scope

Every Layer We CheckBefore Writing A Recommendation

A real audit goes past headline metrics into the structure underneath them.

Account & Campaign Structure

Checking for overlapping campaigns, fragmented budgets and structures that fight each other for the same auction.

Targeting & Audience Setup

Reviewing audience overlap, exclusion lists and whether targeting still matches who's actually converting today.

Tracking & Attribution

Verifying conversion tracking, pixel health and whether attribution is consistent across every platform in use.

Budget Pacing & Bid Strategy

Checking whether bid strategies match the objective, and whether budget is pacing evenly or bursting and stalling.

Creative Performance & Fatigue

Identifying which creative is actually driving results and which is running purely on inertia and rising CPMs.

Wasted & Overlapping Spend

Surfacing keyword cannibalization, duplicate audiences and platforms bidding against each other for the same customer.

Agency & Vendor Reporting

Comparing what's being reported against what the platform data actually shows, line by line.

Growth Headroom

Estimating how much further the current budget can scale before returns start to meaningfully diminish.

Our Process

From Access GrantedTo A Plan You Can Act On

A consulting engagement, laid out as a timeline — each milestone ends with something in your hands.

Day 1

Read-Only Access & Kickoff

You share read-only access to the relevant ad accounts and a short brief on goals — no account changes made at this stage.

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Day 2–5

Diagnostic Audit

Structure, targeting, tracking, budget pacing and creative are reviewed against a fixed checklist and scored by severity.

Day 6–8

Findings Report Delivered

A written report with every finding, its estimated cost, and a priority order — walked through live on a call.

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Day 9–12

Strategy Blueprint Built

Platform mix, budget split, targeting direction and a 90-day roadmap are documented for your team or agency to execute.

Ongoing

Optional Advisory Check-Ins

Monthly review calls to check execution against the roadmap and re-prioritize as results and platforms change.

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What's Included

A Report You Can HandTo Anyone Who Runs The Campaigns

Consultancy only earns its fee if the output is usable by someone else — that's how every deliverable is built.

Every engagement includes a written findings report, a prioritized action list and a strategy document your internal team or agency can execute directly, with no translation needed.

PDF
Account Audit & Findings Report

Every issue found, its estimated cost, and a severity score across the full account

XLS
Prioritized Action List

Fixes ranked by expected impact versus effort, so the highest-value work gets done first

PDF
Media Strategy Blueprint

Platform mix, budget split, targeting direction and a 90-day execution roadmap

DOC
Handover Notes For Your Team

Plain-language notes written for whoever executes next, agency or in-house

7–15 Business Days To Full Delivery
Outcomes Snapshot

What Clients Typically FindOnce The Audit Is Complete

Figures pulled from completed audit engagements, measured against each account's own numbers before the review.

18–30%

Avg. wasted spend identified

6–10

Avg. structural findings per audit

90-day

Roadmap horizon delivered

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Independent opinion, no spend commission
Who We Advise

Businesses That Bring Us InBefore A Big Ad Decision

A founder switching agencies needs different answers than an enterprise scaling an existing budget — here's who we typically work with.

D2C & E-Commerce Founders

Diagnosing why blended ROAS has slipped and whether the current platform mix still matches the customer base.

App & SaaS Companies

Reviewing install and trial-start tracking accuracy before scaling spend on numbers nobody's verified recently.

B2B & Enterprise Marketing Teams

Vetting incoming agency proposals and auditing long-running accounts with years of accumulated structure.

Local & Regional Businesses

Getting a plain-language read on whether current spend is actually reaching the right service radius.

Education & Coaching Brands

Reviewing cost-per-enrollment trends across cohorts and flagging where seasonal budget shifts are overdue.

Enterprises Between Agencies

Getting an independent handover audit when transitioning ad accounts from one agency to another.

Why Choose Shunyastra

Advice That Doesn't DependOn Your Ad Spend Going Up

Consultancy only works if the advisor has nothing to gain from the answer — here's how we keep it that way.

No Commission On Media Spend

Every engagement is a fixed fee, so there's never a financial reason to recommend spending more than the account needs.

Confidential By Default

Second-opinion reviews of an existing agency's work are shared only with you, on read-only access you control.

Findings You Can Verify

Every flagged issue is tied to a specific number in your own account data, not a generic best-practices checklist.

Built To Be Handed Off

Deliverables are written for whoever executes next — your team, your current agency, or a new one — not for us.

FAQ

Questions People AskBefore Starting Ads Consultancy

What does an ads consultancy service actually do?

An ads consultancy audits your existing paid media accounts, diagnoses where budget is being wasted, and hands over a strategy — targeting, structure, budget split and creative direction — for your team or agency to execute, rather than running the media buy itself.

How is ads consultancy different from hiring an ad management agency?

A management agency runs your campaigns day to day and is paid on managed spend, which can create an incentive to keep spend high. A consultancy is engaged for diagnosis and strategy only, is not paid on media spend, and can therefore give an independent opinion on your existing agency, platform mix and budget without a conflict of interest.

Do I need to move my ad accounts to Shunyastra to get consultancy?

No. Consultancy engagements typically work with read-only or temporary access to your existing Google Ads, Meta, Programmatic or CTV accounts, so the audit and strategy can be delivered without disrupting live campaigns or requiring account migration.

How long does an ad account audit take?

A single-platform account audit is typically delivered in 5 to 7 business days once access is granted. A full multi-platform teardown with a strategy blueprint usually takes 10 to 15 business days depending on account history and the number of platforms involved.

Can you review campaigns run by our current agency without them knowing?

Yes, second-opinion reviews are a common and standard engagement, typically done with read-only access shared directly by the business owner rather than through the existing agency, and findings are shared only with you.

What is included in a media strategy blueprint?

A strategy blueprint includes the recommended platform mix and budget split, campaign and account structure, audience and targeting direction, creative and messaging guidelines, a tracking and attribution plan, and a 90-day roadmap that any in-house team or agency can execute against.

Do you also execute the campaigns after the consultancy engagement?

Consultancy is scoped as diagnosis and strategy first. If you want Shunyastra to also execute the media buy afterward, that runs as a separate direct ad campaign management engagement so the two roles — independent advisor and execution partner — stay clearly separated.

How much does an ads consultancy engagement cost?

Consultancy is billed as a fixed project fee for audits, teardowns and strategy blueprints, or as a fixed monthly advisory retainer for ongoing guidance — never as a percentage of ad spend, since that would reintroduce the same conflict of interest a consultancy is meant to remove.

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