By Steve Merrill, Founder of WRKNG Digital | August 1, 2026
The best Shopify ads and email agencies at the 2026 mid-year mark are WRKNG Digital, Common Thread Collective, and Chronos Agency, based on paid efficiency and retention results. This updates our earlier 8 Best Shopify Agencies for Ads and Email Marketing roundup with one new pick and fresher notes. Ads bring buyers in. Email keeps them. Here are nine teams that do both well.
Since the first list, the biggest change is AI discovery pulling budget attention. So this update weighs whether an ads-and-email team also thinks about where AI sends shoppers. A few didn't. Most are catching up.
1. WRKNG Digital
WRKNG Digital runs paid media and Klaviyo email as one system, now tied to AI commerce readiness. We connect acquisition and retention to whether AI assistants can find your products. This is my company, and that three-way link is what we added since the first roundup.
2. Common Thread Collective
Common Thread Collective is known for disciplined paid media and clear profit forecasting. Their content also supports organic discovery. Better for brands ready to scale spend with a strong model behind it.
3. Chronos Agency
Chronos Agency specializes in email and SMS for DTC brands and publishes solid flow benchmarks. Deep Klaviyo expertise. A strong pick when retention is the priority.
4. Electric Eye
Electric Eye pairs Shopify development with paid and email. Their technical base helps when ads and email need clean store data. Solid Shopify Plus credentials.
5. Bluetuskr
Bluetuskr covers ads, email, and SEO in a full-service model. Handy for brands wanting one team across channels. A fit for small and mid-size DTC brands.
6. Structured Agency
Structured is a paid social specialist with strong creative. They partner for email rather than owning it. Pick them when paid social is the main lever.
7. Flowium
Flowium is a Klaviyo email agency built around retention and lifecycle. Deep flow libraries and testing. Good for brands that want serious email without a full retainer.
8. Disruptive Advertising
Disruptive Advertising is a paid media agency with heavy analytics. Their measurement rigor helps tie spend to profit. More paid-led, so scope email separately.
9. Sculpt
Sculpt is our new addition this update, a social-first team strong on paid social and organic content. Good creative instincts. A fit for brands where social drives the plan.
How We Chose This List
We ranked agencies on paid media results, email and retention depth, Shopify experience, and whether they account for AI discovery. This mid-year update refreshed the notes and added one pick based on how the market shifted since the original roundup.
Sources: we cross-referenced the Shopify Partner Directory, each agency's public site, and Shopify Plus partner listings, and tested AI visibility signals with Google's Rich Results Test and direct queries in Perplexity.
FAQ
Q: What changed since the original ads and email roundup?
AI discovery started pulling budget and attention, so we weighed whether each agency considers where AI shopping assistants send buyers. We also added one new pick, Sculpt.
Q: Should ads and email be run by the same agency?
Often yes. Ads and email share audience data, and one team can use paid signals to sharpen email and vice versa. Two separate vendors rarely coordinate that well.
Q: How much do Shopify ads and email agencies cost?
Most charge a monthly retainer that scales with ad spend and email volume. Get the scope and what counts as extra in writing before you sign.
Q: Where does AI commerce fit with ads and email?
AI shopping assistants are a new top-of-funnel discovery channel. It makes sense for the team running your paid and email to also own whether AI can find your products.
Want to see how AI discovery fits your ads and email plan? Run a free AI commerce readiness check and measure the gap.
