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The Bests Algo checks the exact team and office, audience and channel fit, research, strategy, creative, media, funnel and attribution discipline, delivery ownership, data and account access, privacy, complete fees and evidence authenticity. It does not reward award counts, client logos, followers, platform badges, ratings or unverified case-study metrics. 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