Financial Progression Limited | Marketing Contract Compliance Audit Specialists

Adrian Jenkins FCA, Director, Financial Progression Limited.

Posted on 1 September 2014 by Adrian

‘Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted. Trouble is, I don’t know which half.’

Adrian Jenkins knows where it goes.
John Wanamaker, pioneer of modern advertising and marketing techniques, famously hated budgetary black holes. Here at Financial Progression we’re not huge fans of unproductive marketing spend either. Adrian Jenkins and his expert team of finance professionals work with global brands like yours to ensure exemplary budgetary behaviour and contractual compliance from your marketing agencies. Find out more →

Category: Talking Points
Tag: how ad agencies make money

Posted on 15 July 2019 by Deborah East

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Redefining the marketing procurement value proposition

Financial Progression was delighted to be offered the opportunity to contribute to a stimulating article and series of short films created by the World Federation of Advertisers that were shot at ProcureCon Marketing Europe in June.

Category: Talking Points
Tag: marketing procurement, procurecon

Posted on 24 June 2019 by Deborah East

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Great feedback from delegates at ProcureCon Marketing Europe!

Financial Progression received very positive feedback from attendees at our workshop at ProcureCon Marketing on 12th June 2019.

Category: Agency Contract Reviews, Implementation Audits, Talking Points

Posted on 28 May 2019 by Deborah East

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Financial Progression is sponsoring ProcureCon Marketing Europe

We are delighted to announce that Financial Progression is sponsoring ProcureCon Marketing Europe from 11th – 13th June 2019 at Twickenham Stadium, near London.

Posted on 6 November 2018 by Adrian

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‘Creative Accounting’ – Common Themes from Audits of Creative Agencies around the Globe

As more clients understand the broader benefits of auditing their agencies, many are exploring opportunities outside of media, bringing focus to bear on their lead creative and below the line agencies.

In the past 12 months we’ve conducted audits of creative agencies in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia for a variety of different clients and found five key themes that continue to re-occur.

Posted on 30 August 2018 by Adrian

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Update: We’re growing places

financialprogression.co.uk → financialprogression.com

As marketing contract compliance audit specialists, we’re working on a more international basis than ever before — helping some of the world’s biggest brands get full visibility and control over their advertising and media agency spend. To reflect this, we feel it’s a good time to move from our current .co.uk domain to a global .com domain.

So, a heads-up: very soon, this site will move lock, stock and barrel to our new .com domain.

It’ll be business as usual throughout: no scaffolding, no carpet protectors, and nothing for you to do. All the deep insights, tips and marketing compliance anecdotes you expect from Financial Progression will just seamlessly move over to https://www.financialprogression.com.

Category: Talking Points

Posted on 4 December 2017 by Adrian

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Production Transparency – should advertisers outside the US be concerned?

Fourteen months after its landmark report on media transparency, the ANA has delivered another paper that raises concerns over financial transparency and conflicts of interest, this time relating to the US production industry. Following hot on the heels of the announcement at the end of 2016 that the US Department of Justice was investigating production practices, the report casts further doubt over the ethical values held by creative agencies and holding companies when it comes to managing their clients’ money.

Posted on 21 April 2017 by Janis Prescott

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How do I choose the right marketing contract compliance auditor for the job?

You’ve decided to do a marketing contract compliance audit, you’ve discussed whose budget is going to fund it and now you want to find a suitable provider to do the work. Where should you start?

Posted on 23 February 2017 by Janis Prescott

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What a difference 365 days make

As we look back at 2016 and the world of agency relationships…

Category: Contract Compliance Audits, Talking Points
Tag: ad agency audits, ad agency contracts, agency management, conflicts of interest, financial transparency, ICAEW, relationship transparency, trust

Posted on 20 December 2016 by Janis Prescott

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Am I allowed to audit my agency?

Having read “The 105^th thing on your to do list” you will now know what kind of audit you’re looking to conduct. So what’s the next step? Before you go out looking for an auditor, you need to check that you are actually ‘allowed’ to audit your agency and, if you are, what can and can’t be audited.

Posted on 22 September 2016 by Janis Prescott

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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 arise that need to be tested; old, well-trodden routes to market need to be sustained; constant evaluations need to be done to ensure you’re nimble and maximizing the opportunities; and your parent company has just issued the (annual) email to say that it’s putting a stop on spending any uncommitted budget at the end of the month. Sound familiar?