Acadia News
What are media rebates – and why agency transparency is back in the hot seat
In a recent Ad Age video podcast on media rebates and principal buying, Ad Age writer Ewan Larkin broke down how these incentives work: agencies receive rebates or inventory from…
Read MoreAcadia was Named to Forbes Best Startup Employers of 2026
Acadia has been named to Forbes’ America’s Best Startup Employers 2026 list, recognizing the company among the top 500 privately held startups in the U.S. The annual ranking, developed in…
Read MoreJared Belsky Featured in The Drum for Leading Industry-Wide Campaign
Acadia’s Co-Founder and CEO, Jared Belsky, was featured prominently in The Drum on February 24th for his public campaign to return media rebates to clients and challenge the rest of…
Read MoreJared Belsky in AdWeek: Why I Returned Six-Figures in Media Rebates To Clients in 2025
Acadia Co-Founder and CEO, Jared Belsky, has published a new AdWeek op-ed on why Acadia returned a six-figure sum in media rebates to 53 qualifying clients in 2025 and why…
Read MoreAdAge: Acadia Is Returning Media Rebates to Its Clients—And Lighting a Fire Under Other Agencies to Do So
Acadia Co-Founder and CEO Jared Belsky has been featured in an AdAge industry article highlighting Acadia’s ongoing commitment to media transparency and ethical agency practices. In the article, Belsky is…
Read MoreMargot Eddy Featured in eMarketer: Why Threads Isn’t a Priority Yet
Margot Dukes Eddy, Partner and Head of Social at Acadia, was featured in eMarketer on January 28, 2026. The article explores Threads’ recent growth and notes that while the platform…
Read MoreAcadia & Jared Belsky Named Finalists For The Campaign 2026 Agency of the Year Awards
We are proud to announce that Campaign, the global leading business media brand, announced both Acadia and Acadia’s Co-Founder and CEO, Jared Belsky, as finalists for their 2026 Agency of…
Read MoreWhat Indie Agencies Need to Know About Scaling in an Oversaturated Market
Jared Belsky, Acadia’s CEO and co-founder, was featured in an AdAge article published on January 12, discussing the pressures reshaping the agency landscape. Independent agencies are under pressure to scale…
Read More3 Acadia Clients Named to Instacart’s Fastest-Growing Emerging Brands List 2025
Acadia is excited to announce that three of our clients were named to Instacart’s Fastest-Growing Emerging Brands List 2025. Instacart remains a powerful platform for emerging brands to connect with…
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