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Author: Kyle O'Brien

Kyle O'Brien is managing editor of Indie Agency News.

Alien Holograms, Spaghetti Westerns, and a 90-Year-Old Party Expert

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Indie Spin: The one with the six-peat, the cold beer obsession, and the tomato takeover.

What Role Does AI Play in Your Org? And a More Human Strategy.

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Indie Spin: The one with cultural velocity, the brands that lost their soul, and what CMOs say when there’s no deck.

An Oscar Nomination, a Dublin Pub in Dubai and the Slow Funeral of the Follower Count

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Indie Spin: The one with awards season reverb, extraction debt and the hard questions indie agencies are quietly answering right now.

The First Dinner, the Ad Age A-List, and 500 Consumers Who Skipped Google

A gold trophy cup with handles is displayed against a glowing red background with abstract arrows and swirling lines, celebrating Ad Age A-List recognition.

Indie Spin: The one with an indie Agency of the Year, three lottery campaigns built from scratch in a single day, and a Friday the 13th tattoo parlor that makes perfect sense.

The Ad Age A-List Just Became an Indie Affair — and a Golden Retriever Is Helping Close Brand Deals

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Indie Spin: The one with three “Agency of the Year” designations, a road safety campaign from Northern Ireland that lands harder than most, and why the client brief deserves a little healthy skepticism.

Nightmare Fuel, Starling Physics, and the Ongoing Death of the Keyword

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Indie Spin: The one with beer Russian roulette, brand murmuration, and the answer economy eating your lunch.

Grief Campaigns, Bridgerton Spectacles, and a Dead-Wrong Bezos Quote

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Indie Spin: The one with Olympic appointment viewing, AI search rewrites, and an argument Jeff Bezos lost years ago.

Complaint Hotlines and Gen Z Toothpaste

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Indie Spin: The one with a presidential complaint hotline, an Amsterdam expansion, and AI that’s quietly judging your operations.

Madison Avenue’s Problem Is Everyone Else’s Opportunity

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Indie Spin: The one with heartland advantage, ScrollSticks, and the brands decline is already hunting.

Balls for Balls, Brain Surgery, and the Business of Being Funny

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Indie Spin: The one with testicular health at a German football stadium, two decades of bath faucet loyalty, and a job posting for someone who disappears down rabbit holes.

Business Mints, Quiet Mutinies, and the Death of Traditional Loyalty

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Indie Spin: The one with post-game analysis, AI recruiting shifts, and strategists reclaiming their humanity.

Humanaut Helps Hero Cosmetics Launch Chocolate Pimples for Valentine’s Day

A heart-shaped box labeled Meet The Pimples by Hero Cosmetics displays three Chocolate Pimples, each playfully named: Red Flag, Its Complicated, and Party Crasher—perfect for Valentine’s Day fun.

The social campaign features an all-too-realistic batch of chocolates that look like they need to be squeezed.

Indie Spin: The One Where Everyone Had Opinions About The Big Game

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Indie Spin: The one with Super Bowl autopsies, AI efficiency traps, and frozen pizza opera rock

Indie Spin: The one with AI guardrails, creator economies, and why craft just became the new flex

A clear quartz crystal sphere sits on a white surface, its internal fractures reflecting light—an inspiring piece for craft enthusiasts and creator economies alike.

Indie Spin: The one with prediction markets, agentic AI creative directors, and the death of free spec work

AI Agents Predicting Super Bowl Spots and Other Contemporary Agency Concerns

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Indie Spin: The one with agentic creative teams, AI-only social networks, and what happens when Bridgerton meets Facebook Marketplace.

Super Bowl Sermons and the Death of Discount Culture

A football player in a maroon uniform tackles a player in white and red, bringing him down to the field—a dramatic moment that echoes the intensity seen in Super Bowl Sermons.

Indie Spin: The one with protein theology, AI litigation, and the quiet extinction of “sale” stickers

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