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Pattern

Pattern was named in 9 of the 26 TikTok Shop agencies and Amazon agencies questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 558 of the 1735 AI responses sampled across those questions (32.2%).

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9 / 26Questions named in
558Responses naming it
32%Of 1735 sampled
2Best tier reached

Pattern is strongest on What are the best Amazon agencies?, where it was named in 150 of 245 responses (61.2%), placing it in tier 4 of that report.

What Pattern is surfaced for in TikTok Shop agencies

Based on the measured answers, Pattern is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “Which TikTok Shop agencies work with enterprise consumer packaged goods brands?”, “What are the best TikTok Shop agencies?” and “Who can help me set up and manage a TikTok Shop for my brand?”.

How the answers describe the firmProvides full-service TikTok Shop support including creator programs, operations, content, and advertising for established and mid-market brands.

In this sample, Pattern was named on 6 of the 12 TikTok Shop agencies ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:

This describes when the firm is surfaced, not whether it is the right firm to hire. The sample measures recommendation visibility, not client outcomes.

What Pattern is surfaced for in Amazon agencies

Based on the measured answers, Pattern is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “What are the best Amazon agencies?”, “Which Amazon agencies work with large consumer brands?” and “Which Amazon agencies specialise in my category?”.

How the answers describe the firmManages marketplace operations, advertising, retail strategy, and international expansion for enterprise brands across Amazon and multiple marketplaces.

In this sample, Pattern was named on 3 of the 12 Amazon agencies ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:

This describes when the firm is surfaced, not whether it is the right firm to hire. The sample measures recommendation visibility, not client outcomes.

Every question in TikTok Shop agencies

Pattern was named on 6 of these 12 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.

Leader is the most-named firm on that question. The last column shows where Pattern placed, or a dash where it was not named often enough to clear the reporting threshold. Every row links to the full report.
QuestionLeaderPattern
What are the best TikTok Shop agencies?295 answersOutlandish61%42% · tier 2
What are the best US-based TikTok Shop agencies?201 answersSocial Tale55%
What are the best agencies for TikTok Shop live selling?188 answersShopstream Studios62%
Which agencies run TikTok Shop paid media and GMV Max campaigns?185 answersSocial Tale38%
Which TikTok Shop agencies work with enterprise consumer packaged goods brands?185 answersMediaLabs66%42% · tier 3
We are a DTC beauty brand launching on TikTok Shop. Which agency should we work with?179 answersSocial Tale64%
Who can help me set up and manage a TikTok Shop for my brand?163 answersSocial Tale52%15% · tier 4
Which agencies work with supplement, apparel, food and home goods brands on TikTok Shop?162 answersSocial Tale74%11% · tier 5
Which agencies specialize in TikTok Shop affiliate and creator programs?123 answersMediaLabs73%15% · tier 5
What are the best TikTok Shop agencies for a small brand with a limited budget?121 answersSocial Tale45%
Our TikTok Shop sales stalled after a strong first month. Who can we hire to fix it?118 answersSocial Tale48%
What are the best agencies for TikTok Shop creator sourcing and management?117 answersWE Marketing51%14% · tier 2
How much does a TikTok Shop agency cost?pricing · 190 answerswhat firms charge

Who leads TikTok Shop agencies overall: Social Tale tops 7 of 12 · MediaLabs tops 2 of 12 · Outlandish tops 1 of 12 · Shopstream Studios tops 1 of 12 · WE Marketing tops 1 of 12. See all reports.

Every question in Amazon agencies

Pattern was named on 3 of these 12 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.

Who leads Amazon agencies overall: Tinuiti tops 6 of 12 · AVASK tops 1 of 12 · Buy Box Experts tops 1 of 12 · Chief Marketplace Officer tops 1 of 12 · Evolve Media tops 1 of 12 · Marknology tops 1 of 12. See all reports.

Where Pattern was named

One row per report in which Pattern cleared the reporting threshold. Reports where it was not named often enough to clear that threshold are not listed. Each report states its own sample size and collection window.
QuestionTierResponsesShare
What are the best Amazon agencies?4150 of 24561.2%
Which TikTok Shop agencies work with enterprise consumer packaged goods brands?378 of 18542.2%
What are the best TikTok Shop agencies?2123 of 29541.7%
Which Amazon agencies work with large consumer brands?282 of 24034.2%
Which Amazon agencies specialise in my category?348 of 20523.4%
Who can help me set up and manage a TikTok Shop for my brand?425 of 16315.3%
Which agencies specialize in TikTok Shop affiliate and creator programs?518 of 12314.6%
What are the best agencies for TikTok Shop creator sourcing and management?216 of 11713.7%
Which agencies work with supplement, apparel, food and home goods brands on TikTok Shop?518 of 16211.1%

What Pattern gets named for

Across the 26 TikTok Shop agencies and Amazon agencies questions measured, Pattern is named most often on What are the best Amazon agencies? — it appears in 150 of the 245 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 61.2% of them. Its next strongest question is “Which TikTok Shop agencies work with enterprise consumer packaged goods brands?”, where it appears in 78 of 185 responses (42.2%).

Pattern clears the reporting threshold on 9 of the 26 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 Pattern’s tier placings mean

On What are the best Amazon agencies?, Pattern sits in tier 4 of 7, named in 150 of 245 responses (61.2%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 99.6% of responses against Pattern’s 61.2%. It shares tier 4 with Channel Bakers and Nuanced Media, which the sample cannot separate from it. 9 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Pattern from them.

On Which TikTok Shop agencies work with enterprise consumer packaged goods brands?, Pattern sits in tier 3 of 5, named in 78 of 185 responses (42.2%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 65.9% of responses against Pattern’s 42.2%. It shares tier 3 with Wopez Group, which the sample cannot separate from it. 5 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Pattern from them.

On What are the best TikTok Shop agencies?, Pattern sits in tier 2 of 4, named in 123 of 295 responses (41.7%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 61.4% of responses against Pattern’s 41.7%. It shares tier 2 with Social Tale and Creatify, which the sample cannot separate from it. 10 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Pattern from them.

On Which Amazon agencies work with large consumer brands?, Pattern sits in tier 2 of 4, named in 82 of 240 responses (34.2%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 40.8% of responses against Pattern’s 34.2%. It shares tier 2 with Acadia, which the sample cannot separate from it. 7 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Pattern from them.

On Which Amazon agencies specialise in my category?, Pattern sits in tier 3 of 4, named in 48 of 205 responses (23.4%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 45.4% of responses against Pattern’s 23.4%. It shares tier 3 with Acadia, which the sample cannot separate from it. 6 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Pattern from them.

On Who can help me set up and manage a TikTok Shop for my brand?, Pattern sits in tier 4 of 4, named in 25 of 163 responses (15.3%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 51.5% of responses against Pattern’s 15.3%. It shares tier 4 with TokFusion, MomentIQ and Best Practice Media, which the sample cannot separate from it.

On Which agencies specialize in TikTok Shop affiliate and creator programs?, Pattern sits in tier 5 of 5, named in 18 of 123 responses (14.6%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 73.2% of responses against Pattern’s 14.6%. It shares tier 5 with Social Commerce Club, which the sample cannot separate from it.

On What are the best agencies for TikTok Shop creator sourcing and management?, Pattern sits in tier 2 of 3, named in 16 of 117 responses (13.7%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 51.3% of responses against Pattern’s 13.7%. It shares tier 2 with MADA, Outlandish and MomentIQ, which the sample cannot separate from it. 2 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Pattern from them.

On Which agencies work with supplement, apparel, food and home goods brands on TikTok Shop?, Pattern sits in tier 5 of 5, named in 18 of 162 responses (11.1%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 73.5% of responses against Pattern’s 11.1%. It shares tier 5 with Ubiquitous, BA Media, Outlandish and Aventra Media, which the sample cannot separate from it.

Firms named alongside Pattern

When ChatGPT names Pattern, these firms most often turn up on the same questions: Creatify (6 shared questions), MediaLabs (6 shared questions), Social Tale (6 shared questions), MADA (4 shared questions), Outlandish (4 shared questions), Tinuiti (4 shared questions), Acadia (3 shared questions) and MomentIQ (3 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 Pattern. It says nothing about which of them is the better fit.

Creatify · MediaLabs · Social Tale · MADA · Outlandish · Tinuiti · Acadia · MomentIQ

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