Would agencies pay for organic-looking Reddit mentions?
47%
47% of agency owners would consider paying a third party to generate organic-looking Reddit mentions for a client.
n = 1,002 marketing agency owners in the US and UK · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Measures stated willingness, not confirmed behavior.
What it means
Nearly half, from the same group where 81% call the practice risky. The gap between what agencies think is wise and what they would do is the story.
Methodology
- Sample
- 1,002
- Population
- marketing agency owners in the US and UK
- Country
- United States and United Kingdom
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- Reddit, AI visibility and the coming backlash
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "Would agencies pay for organic-looking Reddit mentions?" Survey of 1,002 marketing agency owners in the US and UK, United States and United Kingdom. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/would-agencies-pay-for-organic-looking-reddit-mentions
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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