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Author: Doug Zanger

Doug Zanger is the founder and editor-in-chief of Indie Agency News. He is also the founder of the Creative Bohemian consultancy, lives in the Pacific Northwest and is insufferable about it.

Meet an Indie Agency: The Variable

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Entrepreneurs welcome

Portland’s Odd Notion Has a Triple Dip of Awesome

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A great new show and a couple of fantastic case studies anchor this member check-in

Monday Morning Radio: Sax With Kyle

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Getting nerdy about horns!

Tapping Into the Cultural Pulse, This Cannes Report Is an Evergreen Must-Read

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The Thought Partnership’s special report illuminated important insights

Serviceplan’s SPARK Academy: Igniting the Next Generation of Creative Talent

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Quietly revolutionizing how young creatives learn, connect, and grow

Indie Agency News Members Win Big at Ad Age’s Small Agency Awards

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Of the 62 winners, members took home 20 awards

Indie Agency Sister Cities Brings Markets Together

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Connecting our growing, global community

From Olivia Colman’s Presence to White Lotus Subversion, 7 Amazing Campaigns from WPI Indies

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The Grand Indies did not disappoint

‘Our Industry Is Insane’: Some Refreshing Indie Candor From the Beach in Cannes

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You probably didn’t hear stuff like this in the Palais

What Percentage of Indie Entries Won at Cannes? We Pulled the Data

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Out of 832 trophies, 186 were indie

Klick Health Had a Heck of a Week at Cannes: Behind the Winning Campaigns

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A reminder that healthcare creativity doesn’t need to be dull

Tombras and Mother Walk Away With More Lions on Cannes Final Day

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Rethink finishes strong to snap up indie agency and network of the year

Tombras Nets First-Ever Lion, and Klick Gets an Experience Grand Prix

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Sweethearts Situationships and Voice 2 Diabetes prove the power of ideas

Rethink Wins a Grand Prix for Creative Effectiveness at Cannes Lions

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It Has to Be Heinz also picked up a creative strategy bronze

Here Are the Indie Cannes Lions Engagement Winners

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Some very nice wins across Creative B2B and Data, Direct and Media

Klick Racks Up 3 More Lions in Entertainment

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Slap Global nabs 3 awards and Mother adds to its tally

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