I wasn't so sure whether this quote made sense: It's company policy not to talk about agency relationships but ... say what?
From Brand Republic Online - Brand Republic.
“As a matter of company policy we do not usually comment on our agency relationships, but we can confirm that we have recently appointed Starlink - a subsidiary of Starcom Philippines, as media agency-of-record for the Philippines.”
Well then again, it says "unnamed" executive and "usually", not always. So if it's "usually" and not "always", then it's not a "matter of company policy", right? Because if it were, then there are no exceptions to the rule.