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No specific deliverables

What this clause does

What the agency actually has to do is undefined.

Why it hurts you

"Marketing services" is not a commitment. Without named deliverables and frequencies you cannot hold them to anything, and you cannot prove a breach if they do nothing.

What a fair version looks like

A schedule listing specific deliverables, quantities and frequencies.

Wording you can send back

Agency shall provide the services set out in Schedule A, including specified quantities and frequencies. Failure to deliver shall constitute material breach.

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marketing servicesmanagement servicesbest effortsas neededvarious services

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This is an automated review to help you spot common problems — not legal advice, and not a substitute for a lawyer. We can miss things, and a clause that looks fine in isolation can still be a problem in context. Have a lawyer review anything you are about to sign.