Contract Termination Agreements - Guidelines and best practices for marketers when dealing with agencies

Kathleen Hunter

This article provides some best practice guidelines for how marketers should handle contract termination agreements when seeking to change their agency.

Contract Termination Agreements – Guidelines and best practices for marketers when dealing with agencies

Q Do you have any contract-related information on the standard notice-of-termination period a client should give its agency?

A The termination period is negotiable. An initial contract period of one year, followed by a 90-day termination notice, was once standard. Today, however, many contracts are written with only a termination notice. The responsibilities of the agency during the termination period should be spelled out fully, particularly if the agency continues to receive a contracted monthly fee.

There may also be stipulations about termination or...

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