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Agency & Marketing Best Practices | 6 min read

The Retainer Trap: How to Keep an Agency Relationship From Rotting

Open-ended retainers drift into comfortable busywork for both sides. A candid look at how to scope, review, and renegotiate a boutique marketing agency engagement so it keeps producing sharp work instead of settling into maintenance mode.

July 24, 2026