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Paid Media Client Onboarding Checklist

A paid media onboarding checklist for collecting ad account access, budgets, landing pages, creative assets, tracking details, and approval rules.

Updated June 14, 2026Paid media agenciesMarketing agencies
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Paid media onboarding gets messy when account access, landing page details, creative files, budgets, and approval rules are scattered across email. A useful checklist keeps the request specific.

SectionWhat to collect
Campaign contextGoals, offer, target audience, geographic limits, exclusions
Budget and datesMonthly budget, launch date, promo windows, reporting cadence
Account accessAd platforms, analytics, tag manager, landing page CMS
Creative assetsLogos, brand rules, images, videos, copy constraints
ApprovalsWho approves creative, landing pages, budgets, and launch

Access to request

Ask for platform invitations first when possible. If a password or shared login is unavoidable, collect it through a structured credential request instead of a long email thread.

  • Google Ads or Meta Business Manager access
  • Google Analytics or reporting dashboard access
  • Tag Manager or tracking setup access
  • Landing page CMS access
  • Creative library or shared asset folder

Campaign inputs

The account is only half the request. The team also needs the campaign brief: what the client sells, who they want to reach, what cannot be said, where leads should go, and what counts as success.

Approval flow

Campaigns slow down when nobody knows who can approve copy, creative, tracking, or budget changes. Name the approver early and collect any brand or legal constraints before launch week.

Product pathclient onboarding software for agenciesSee how static templates become client links, upload fields, reminders, and exports.Useful next stepclient onboarding checklist generatorGenerate a usable request and preserve it into signup.

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