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Press • Media • Communications • Influence
Debt recovery for press, media, communications and influencer professionals
Précontentieux assists professionals in these sectors when ordinary reminders no longer work and an invoice requires structured follow-up.
Submit a claimYour situation
Unpaid invoices take particular forms
Unpaid agency fees or freelance services
Influencer collaboration completed without payment
Unpaid media purchase or advertising campaign
Advertiser delaying payment to an agency
Payment promises repeatedly postponed
Client silent after delivery
An important relationship that makes reminders delicate
Payment chain
“I am waiting to be paid before I pay you.”
Payment may move from an advertiser to an agency or intermediary and then to a provider, creator or consultant. A third party’s delay may explain a difficulty; it should not leave your receivable indefinitely without a date, commitment or follow-up.
What should you do at the first delay? →ADVERTISER
↓AGENCY / INTERMEDIARY
↓PROVIDER / CREATOR / CONSULTANT
Business relationship
Recover payment without abandoning the business relationship
These industries rely on interconnected networks, recurring clients and recommendations. Précontentieux acts as a third party to structure follow-up when your reminders are no longer enough. This does not guarantee payment or preservation of the relationship.
Agencies and advisers
Public relations, communications, marketing, digital and influencer professionals awaiting approved fees or budgets.
Media and sales houses
Publishers, media companies and advertising sales houses facing delays from advertisers, agencies or intermediaries.
Independent creators
Journalists, photographers, videographers, content creators and professional influencers after delivering their work.
Experts and providers
Consultants, press officers, freelancers and specialist providers seeking to end an endless reminder cycle.
The right time
When should you entrust a claim to Précontentieux?
The due date has passed
Several reminders have had no effect
The client no longer responds
Payment promises keep moving
The debtor cites payment by a third party
A dispute is raised late
You no longer wish to manage reminders
Communication continues but no payment is made
Useful documents
Prepare your file
Depending on the circumstances, some of these items help explain the claim. They are not all mandatory in every case.
- Invoice
- Quote, contract or purchase order where available
- Client correspondence
- Evidence of the service
- Reminders already sent
- Available debtor information
Our intervention
What Précontentieux does
File review → resuming communication → follow-up → negotiation → formalisation where required → appropriate referral if amicable recovery does not succeed.
Discover our approach →We take the excuses.
We go after your receivables.