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365 Store Marketing vs hiring your own marketer
If you're a UAE business deciding between hiring someone to run your marketing and bringing in an agency, here's a straight comparison of what each option actually costs you in money, time, and risk.
| Factor | Your own marketer | 365 Store Marketing |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | Salary, visa, and end-of-service costs for one marketing hire in the UAE, before any ad spend or tools. | From AED 3,000/month plus ad spend paid directly to Meta. No salary, visa, or end-of-service liability. |
| Time to get running | Weeks to advertise, interview, hire, and onboard, then more time before the first campaign is live. | Onboarding is a short call and a sign-off. Campaigns go live in days. |
| Range of skills | One person rarely covers ads, copywriting, creative production, automation, and web build well. | One team covering paid ads, lead handling, content generation, automated follow-up, and websites. |
| Industry knowledge | A generalist hire will learn your specific market and customers on your budget, while you pay them to figure it out. | We work with UAE businesses across a range of industries, and bring that broader pattern-matching to your market. |
| If it does not work | You still carry the salary while you decide what to do next. | 5 qualified consultations in 30 days or your next month is free, plus 10 professional images. |
| Cover and continuity | Leave, sick days, or resignation means campaigns stall until someone replaces them. | A team covers the work, so campaigns keep running. |
Common questions
Not automatically. If you need a full-time marketer embedded in your business every day, and you have the volume to keep them busy, a hire can make sense. For most UAE businesses the work is not a full-time job, which is where an agency retainer costs less than a salary.
We often work alongside an existing team member, taking on the paid ads and lead handling while they focus on brand, site work, and customer relationships.
Our guarantee is built around a 30-day window: 5 qualified consultations in 30 days, or your next month is free plus 10 professional images. Talk to us about scope and we will be direct about what fits.
Yes, and it is paid directly to Meta rather than through us. Typical spend is AED 3,000 to 5,000 per month, entirely separate from our fee, so you always see exactly what goes to advertising.