How do I avoid getting burned by another marketing agency?

Insist on three things before you sign: you own every account, there is no long-term contract, and the reporting is tied to booked calls rather than impressions. Agencies that resist any of those are protecting themselves, not you.

Then ask what happens in the first thirty days, who specifically does the work, and how often you speak to that person. Most contractors get burned not by fraud but by drift, where the work quietly slows after month three and the reports keep arriving. Set a ninety-day checkpoint with agreed leading indicators, and be willing to walk if they are not met. Month-to-month terms make that possible.

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