Campaign and retainer payments
Agencies and ad platforms
Web3 marketing teams, ad networks, and service agencies that collect campaign deposits, recurring retainers, or performance payments.
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Practical guide
Collect campaign deposits and retainers before your team spends budget, hours, or inventory.
Agency payments usually happen before work starts or before media budget is released. A campaign deposit, ad account top-up, retainer, or milestone invoice needs to be paid and recorded clearly.
Crypto is common with Web3 clients, international advertisers, creator campaigns, and teams that already manage treasury in stablecoins. The risk is letting payment proof live in chat.
MakePay turns campaign payments into branded links with references that finance, account managers, and operations can understand.
This keeps the payment step close to the proposal or invoice while letting settlement route directly to the merchant wallet.
Payment examples
Campaign deposits
Agency retainers
Ad platform top-ups
Webhook-led billing
Why it works
Flexible deposit links for campaign budgets
Recurring collection support for retainers
Team access for finance, sales, and operations
Webhooks for platform balance or campaign activation
Problems solved
International agencies manage many payment methods
Campaign launch depends on clear payment status
Customer branding matters in B2B payment flows
Guide
Why campaign work should not start on vague payment proof
A campaign payment often unlocks spend, creative work, placement, influencer booking, or platform credits. If the payment is unclear, the team may start work without a reliable record.
Clients also need confidence that their deposit is tied to the campaign they approved, not a loose wallet transfer with no context.
Budgets need references
Attach campaign names, invoice IDs, and account IDs to payment requests.
Launch timing matters
Paid status can decide whether work starts today or waits.
International clients need options
Stablecoin payments can avoid wire delays and FX friction.
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How MakePay fits agency billing
Send a payment link from the proposal, invoice, CRM, or account manager thread. The payment page should make the campaign, amount, and next step obvious.
For platforms, API-created links and webhooks can connect paid status to ad credit, campaign activation, or internal account balances.
Branded client experience
Payment links look like part of the agency workflow instead of an improvised transfer.
Default fee helps agency margin
Margin is easier to protect on retainers and media deposits.
Wallet settlement
Funds route toward the merchant wallet without platform custody as the destination.
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What to define before accepting crypto deposits
Separate service fees from pass-through media spend when needed. A client should know whether they are funding ad inventory, creative work, platform credits, or a retainer.
Decide what happens if a payment arrives late, under the amount, or after a campaign deadline. Account managers need a simple rule.
Use campaign metadata
Reference campaign, client, and invoice IDs in the payment request.
Clarify spend timing
Say when work starts after paid status is reached.
Write refund rules
Make unused budget, deposits, and cancellation terms easy to answer.
Setup path
Start with one clear payment moment.
Step 1
Confirm the campaign scope
Agree deposit, retainer, or top-up amount before creating the link.
Step 2
Send the branded request
Include campaign name, invoice reference, and what payment unlocks.
Step 3
Wait before launching work
Do not buy media or schedule work until the payment status is clear.
Step 4
Reconcile by client and campaign
Keep payment records useful for finance and account management.
Questions
Plain answers before you launch.
Is this useful for non-Web3 agencies?
Yes, if clients ask for crypto, payments are international, or invoice values make fees worth reducing.
Can this handle ad account top-ups?
Yes. A payment link can represent a top-up or prepaid credit, and webhooks can update platform balances.
Should deposits and retainers be separate?
Usually yes. It makes accounting, scope changes, and refunds cleaner.
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