Introduction
Zorka.Agency is a managed influencer marketing agency and BEN was one too, which is the first thing to settle before comparing them. Zorka.Agency is a performance agency reportedly in Limassol, Cyprus, with a lean toward gaming and apps. BEN, also known as BENlabs or Branded Entertainment Network, was a full-service agency in Los Angeles that paired AI-driven influencer marketing with product placement. Its influencer operation wound down through early 2026, so only one of the two can take your brief.
This page sets out what each agency does and who it has worked with, using only publicly stated details. Neither publishes a creator database size or a public rate card, since both sell done-for-you services rather than self-serve access. Zorka.Agency's HQ is reported from directory sources rather than its own site, so treat the location as a signal. Every detail below is reported and worth confirming directly. At the end we cover where Flinque fits as the self-serve software alternative.
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Zorka.Agency vs BEN at a glance
Two managed agencies side by side, with the self-serve alternative in the third column.
| Feature | Zorka.Agency | BEN | Flinque |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Managed agency, done for you | Wound down through early 2026 | Self-serve software, no demo |
| Type | Performance, gaming and apps | Full-service placement, now closed | Self-serve discovery and vetting |
| HQ | Reported Limassol, Cyprus | Los Angeles, California | Reported 25+ countries covered |
| Focus | Influencer and performance for games | Influencer and placement, ceased 2026 | Creator discovery and vetting |
| Notable clients | Plarium, Scopely | Frito-Lay, General Mills, L'Oréal, Ubisoft, Spotify | Used by teams of all sizes |
| Database and pricing | Not publicly disclosed | Not applicable, no longer trading | Reported 10M+ creators, flat Free to $150/mo |
| Best for | Brands in gaming and apps | Nothing, it is no longer an option | Teams wanting verified creators and a visible price |
Client names are as publicly stated by each agency and figures are reported, so confirm directly. Zorka.Agency's HQ is directory-sourced.
What Zorka.Agency is
Zorka.Agency is a performance-focused agency that blends influencer marketing with performance marketing, aimed mostly at gaming and app brands. It runs campaigns as a managed service, so a brand sets the goals and the team finds creators and drives toward performance targets. The gaming and app specialism is the core of its pitch rather than broad category coverage.
Hard public detail is scarce. Zorka.Agency does not publish a creator database size, a feature list or a rate card. Its HQ is reported as Limassol in Cyprus, though that comes from directories rather than its own site, so the location is worth confirming. Reported clients named on its own site include Plarium and Scopely, both games companies, which fits the gaming lean. You are engaging a managed relationship here, not a platform you can log into and inspect.
A performance agency for gaming and apps, reportedly Cyprus-based, with little public platform data.
What BEN was
BEN, short for Branded Entertainment Network and also known as BENlabs, was a full-service agency in Los Angeles, California, formed in 2016 and owned by Gates Ventures. Its distinctive angle was pairing AI-driven influencer marketing with product placement across entertainment, so it could put brands into creator content and into film and television contexts. That blend was what set it apart from a pure influencer shop. It was named Influencer Agency of the Year in 2021.
Reported clients included Frito-Lay, General Mills, L'Oréal, Ubisoft and Spotify, which points at the scale it once worked at. None of that is available now. Through early 2026 the company wound down. The influencer team was laid off in March and product-placement operations closed in April, after the CEO left and funding was pulled. If BEN is on a shortlist you are holding, that list predates the wind-down and the rest of it is worth a date check too.
A Los Angeles placement and influencer agency that wound down its influencer operation in early 2026.
Head to head
Only one of these is a live choice. Zorka.Agency is a performance shop built for gaming and apps, so it fits brands that measure success in installs and in-game actions. BEN was a full-service entertainment player that blended influencer work with product placement for big consumer names. That capability went when the company wound down in early 2026. If your world is games and performance, Zorka.Agency is the match. If you were on this page because you wanted entertainment placement, neither option covers it now, so treat that as a separate search.
Where each one leaves a gap
The trade-offs are clear.
- Zorka.Agency publishes very little, so there is no public database size, feature list or pricing to weigh before a conversation. Even its HQ comes from directories rather than its own site.
- Its focus is gaming and apps on a performance model, so a brand outside those verticals may find it a looser fit than a generalist. The specialism is also the limit.
- As a managed service it means fees and a scoping process rather than a login, so a team that wants to run discovery itself gets a service rather than a tool.
- BEN wound down its influencer operation in early 2026. There is no team left to take a brief.
- Product-placement operations closed in April 2026. The one capability that made the firm distinctive went with them.
- Any shortlist still naming BEN predates the wind-down. Treat every other name on that list as needing a date check too.
Where Flinque fits
Flinque is the self-serve alternative to hiring either agency. You search and vet creators yourself in a tool that reports 10 million-plus verified creators spanning Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X, across a reported 25-plus countries. Every profile carries a reported 200 data points with fake-follower detection built in. Twelve filters cover both creator and audience data so you can shortlist quickly.
If you want a partner to own delivery, Zorka.Agency is the only one of the two still able to take it. Gaming performance is where it is strongest. But if you would rather find verified creators yourself on four platforms with a price you can see and no demo or annual lock-in, that is what Flinque offers at a flat Free of $0, Starter at $49 a month or Enterprise at $150 a month.