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The Cannes Lions Inside Skinny: How to Think Like a Juror
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Indie Growth by Design: How La Storia Took the Long View
Calculated persistence is the key
Good Brief! How PB& Got a Quality RFP and Is Helping Reframe Seattle’s Icons
The Space Needle and Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum focus on the future
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From brands like Mike’s Hard Lemonade, Popchips, Gardein, and My/Mochi, understanding trust and clarity
Believability Over Buzz: Adam J. Wilson on Year 1 of D/CAL
The latest episode, hosted by Christian Gani
SOWs, MSAs and More: Adding Legal Clarity for Indies
Matchstick Legal partner Jen Becker breaks it down
Jump Ball: OpenAI 4o is Nothing to Fear…Maybe
Mixed results and opportunities
Baubles, Bangles and Doodads: The Strategy of Ornamentation
It’s a good one!
From ‘Eh, OK’ to ‘Not Very Good’ to ‘Unlistenable.’ Where Are All the Ads?
The pressure to sell, sell, sell, squashes good work
To the Young Bucks: A Story About Age
Some sage advice.
The Indie Agency RFP Debate: Fight or Flight?
They had opinions
11 Own It Summit Conversations to Inspire the Indie Agency Community
A wide range of topics and engaging conversations
Adapting to a New Agency Order Needs Collective Thinking
A ‘we’ mindset will be imperative for indies to survive and thrive.
Celebrating Ari Weiss
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Admire or Ad Mire? I Vociferously Choose Admire
Planit’s Jed Jecelin’s Super Bowl LIX thoughts