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Acadia
Acadia was named in 4 of the 8 Amazon agencies questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 51 of the 151 AI responses sampled across those questions (33.8%).
As described in the answersProvides Amazon advertising, retail media, SEO and performance marketing for enterprise and high-growth consumer brands.
Acadia is strongest on “What are the best Amazon agencies?”, where it was named in 28 of 40 responses (70.0%), placing it in tier 2 of that report.
Where Acadia was named
| Question | Tier | Responses | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What are the best Amazon agencies? | 2 | 28 of 40 | 70.0% | |
| Which Amazon agencies work with large consumer brands? | 1 | 12 of 35 | 34.3% | |
| Who can manage our entire Amazon business for us? | 1 | 6 of 40 | 15.0% | |
| Which agencies help brands launch on Amazon for the first time? | 1 | 5 of 36 | 13.9% |
What Acadia gets named for
Across the 8 Amazon agencies questions measured, Acadia is named most often on “What are the best Amazon agencies?” — it appears in 28 of the 40 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 70.0% of them. Its next strongest question is “Which Amazon agencies work with large consumer brands?”, where it appears in 12 of 35 responses (34.3%).
Acadia clears the reporting threshold on 4 of the 8 questions. The spread matters as much as the peak: a firm named across several different questions is one an assistant reaches for generally, where a firm named on one is attached to a single specialism.
What Acadia’s tier placings mean
On “What are the best Amazon agencies?”, Acadia sits in tier 2 of 5, named in 28 of 40 responses (70.0%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 100.0% of responses against Acadia’s 70.0%. It shares tier 2 with Pattern and Channel Bakers, which the sample cannot separate from it. 11 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Acadia from them.
On “Which Amazon agencies work with large consumer brands?”, Acadia sits in tier 1 of 2, named in 12 of 35 responses (34.3%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 35 responses, the gap between Acadia and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Acadia shares tier 1 with Tinuiti, Pattern and Flywheel, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 6 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Acadia from them.
On “Who can manage our entire Amazon business for us?”, Acadia sits in tier 1 of 2, named in 6 of 40 responses (15.0%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 40 responses, the gap between Acadia and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Acadia shares tier 1 with Uprise Commerce, Canopy Management, Elevated Seller, Marketplace Valet, Tinuiti, Brandwoven, Goat Consulting and Sellers Umbrella, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 1 further firm was named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Acadia from it.
On “Which agencies help brands launch on Amazon for the first time?”, Acadia sits in tier 1 of 1, named in 5 of 36 responses (13.9%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 36 responses, the gap between Acadia and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Acadia shares tier 1 with SupplyKick, Tinuiti, Prima Mode, Revlyn, Pattern, Channel Bakers, Goat Consulting, Regnum and Seller Interactive, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary.
Where Acadia does not appear
Acadia was not named often enough to clear the reporting threshold on 26 of the 8 questions: “What are the best TikTok Shop agencies?”, “Which agencies specialize in TikTok Shop affiliate and creator programs?”, “What are the best agencies for TikTok Shop creator sourcing and management?”, “Who can help me set up and manage a TikTok Shop for my brand?”, “What are the best US-based TikTok Shop agencies?”, “What are the best TikTok Shop agencies for a small brand with a limited budget?”, “Which agencies work with supplement, apparel, food and home goods brands on TikTok Shop?”, “Our TikTok Shop sales stalled after a strong first month. Who can we hire to fix it?”, “Which agencies are best at Amazon PPC management?”, “Which agencies do Amazon listing optimization?”, “Which Amazon agencies work with small sellers?”, “Our Amazon account was suspended. Who can help reinstate it?”, “What are the best fractional CFO firms?”, “Which fractional CFO firms work with venture-backed startups?”, “What is the best outsourced accounting firm for a small business?”, “Which fractional CFOs help prepare a company for fundraising?”, “Which outsourced accounting firms specialize in particular industries?”, “Which firms provide outsourced controller services?”, “Who can implement NetSuite or a real ERP for a growing company?”, “Our books are a mess and we have an audit coming. Who can help?”, “Which Salesforce partners work with small businesses?”, “Which Salesforce partners specialize in particular industries?”, “Who can migrate us from another CRM to Salesforce?”, “Which partners integrate Salesforce with other systems?”, “Which firms provide ongoing Salesforce managed services?” and “Our Salesforce implementation failed. Who can fix it?”.
An absence here is a fact about visibility, not about capability. It means that when buyers put that question to ChatGPT during the sampling window, Acadia was not among the firms it reached for — which is worth knowing if that question describes the work you are hiring for, and worth nothing as a judgement of how well the firm does that work.
Firms named alongside Acadia
When ChatGPT names Acadia, these firms most often turn up on the same questions: Tinuiti (4 shared questions), Channel Bakers (3 shared questions), Pattern (3 shared questions), Canopy Management (2 shared questions), Flywheel (2 shared questions), Goat Consulting (2 shared questions), SupplyKick (2 shared questions) and Vendo (2 shared questions).
That overlap is the closest thing this data holds to a shortlist: these are the firms a buyer asking the same questions is most likely to see beside Acadia. It says nothing about which of them is the better fit.
Tinuiti · Channel Bakers · Pattern · Canopy Management · Flywheel · Goat Consulting · SupplyKick · Vendo
What this page is, and is not
- It is a count of how often AI assistants named Acadia when asked buyer questions about Amazon agencies. Nothing here is a review, a rating, or an assessment of the firm’s work.
- Acadia did not submit this listing, was not contacted about it, and cannot pay to change it, move up, or be removed.
- A firm named in few responses may still be excellent. Share follows what has been published about a firm online, which is what an AI assistant reads.
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