media agency audit clauses

Agency contracts: What kind of animal are you?

Dragon, dinosaur, unicorn or sardine: which persona does your brand project? Your marketing agency contract says a lot…

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Am I allowed to audit my agency?

Having read “The 105th thing on your to do list” you will now know what kind of audit you’re looking to conduct. So…

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The 105th thing on your ‘to do’ list may be the most important…

So imagine the scenario: you’ve got a set marketing budget that seems to be squeezed year-on-year; new opportunities…

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You can play with my train set… but not the engines

Cast your mind back to your toughest ever panel-based job interview? Now make it even tougher and it will pretty…

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What does ‘independent’ really mean when it comes to contract compliance auditors?

As I read through the agency's feedback on our draft audit report, I was somewhat surprised. Apparently, "We [the…

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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…

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‘Sorry, our contract says you can’t see that.’

If there are more words governing audit rights than in the rest of the commercial agreement, it's worth asking why. We…

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