How different are financial practices in agencies around the world?

While accountancy may not qualify as being the oldest profession, it can date its history back to before the Roman…


Are your professional relationships worth more to you than your reputation?

Let's be honest, a presentation on marketing agency compliance audits is not, on the face of it, the most eye catching…


4 steps to successfully manage your agency finances

More and more of our clients are recognising the benefits of a structured approach towards auditing their agencies.…


You’ve avoided handing over a ‘golden goodbye’ to your old agency. What’s next?

You've appointed a new agency. Tick. Done the exit audit of its predecessor. Tick. Read our audit report. Tick. Surely…


Agency FD left battered and sore? The reality may surprise you…

When you commission a financial audit of one of your agencies, is it inevitably going to destroy the trust in the…


‘If one of our agencies is overcharging us, could they all be doing it?’

We are often asked 'is agency A better than agency B when it comes to overcharging?'. The surprising answer: 'how your…


9 things you really need to know before doing an exit audit

Very often the first piece of work we do for a brand is an exit audit after it has parted company with an agency. Here…


With advertising and marketing agency contracts, God is in the details

Before you sign on the dotted line, an eye for detail and the opinions of subject matter experts can save you loads of…


Did you really want to give your agency a golden goodbye?

If you’re thinking of changing agencies, it pays to do a bit of financial housekeeping before you wave them off. When…


Is the top agency talent working on your business? Or on someone else’s?

When you change the agency's fee structure, how do you know you're still getting the same quality of staff on your…