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Where Eagles Dare Bought All of Karate Kid for a Midas Spot

Black background with bold white text: How Midas Got Karate Kid Energy at 70. Indie TV logo and Indie Work Showcase appear at the bottom. An eagle graphic is on the left.

The Pittsburgh indie shop turned Midas’ 70th anniversary into an 80s montage starring William Zabka — and yes, they had to license the entire Karate Kid IP to do it

Rula and Mischief Roll Out Mental Healthcare Campaign

A woman lies in bed at night looking at her phone; text on the image advertises 3am therapy by Rula with free therapy for those awake and needing help.

The spots center on getting therapy rather than talking yourself out of it

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.

How Gus Turned Away’s Holiday Campaign Into a Dinner Party Nobody Expected

A group of people sit around a table in an airplane hangar, using suitcases as chairs, with small aircraft visible in the background.

A hangar feast, and zero AI—just Gus doing what Gus does best: being human

Super Nice Collaborates with Artists for Lenovo’s New Global Campaigns

Balloons float near street lamps at night with parked cars visible in the background, as neon light streaks frame the image—capturing the vibrant energy found in Lenovo global campaigns and inspired by artists worldwide.

The efforts champion the spirit of creators and small businesses

Campaigns Can Get Stale After Round 3. Panda’s Aunties Ain’t That

An older woman stands in a doorway at night, smiling and holding up two Panda Express takeout bags, embodying the warmth and joy of Panda's Aunties in every meal.

Öpinionated keeps finding new ways to say food is love without repeating the format

Ad Jargon Has Always Been Jacked Up. A Founders Creative Director Did Something About it

A person with blond hair and dark roots, wearing wireless earbuds and a dark top, appears on a video call. The name Katie is shown in the bottom left corner, suggesting she might be a Creative Director familiar with ad jargon.

Katie Reid taught herself to code and built an 800+ term dictionary that makes the industry’s confusing language accessible to everyone

They Waited 15 Years to Make an Ad. Here’s Why That Worked

A video call with three people in separate locations—Kyle OBrien, Mike, and Kate Adams—discussing ad campaign ideas. Indie Agency News branding appears in the top right corner.

How Another Thing listened to what Mike’s Hot Honey fans were already doing instead of manufacturing a brand story from scratch

TUX Creative House Can’t Stop Making Great W Hotels Work

Split image: Left side has orange background with white text Orville Peck Hotel Tales. Right side shows a masked figure in a cowboy hat, reaching toward the camera—a striking creative work by TUX Creative House for W Hotels.

Chloë Sevigny, Miranda Makaroff, Orville Peck—three episodes of brilliant storytelling

92% of Day Traders Lose. Acorns Bets on the Other 8%

A woman reads a letter next to a person in a squirrel costume wearing a suit; Dear Acorns, is written in white script on the image, hinting at investing tips even day traders might appreciate.

New campaign led by Obsessed Media ditches moonshots for patient money and real customer stories

Ad Jargon Intimidates New Talent. This Dictionary Makes it Less Scary

A hardcover book titled The Ad Dictionary, perfect for decoding Ad jargon or inspiring new talent, lies next to a square bottle of red ink on a light surface.

Katie Reid created something for every student too embarrassed to ask about industry terminology

PrizePicks Puts AI on Your Team. Literally

Two men sit in a car—one sporting a purple jacket, the other wearing a white headband. The PrizePicks logo appears in the corner, hinting at their excitement for AI-powered fantasy sports picks.

Preacher paired Allen Iverson and Candace Parker with comedy for the perfect group chat dynamic

Zambezi Made Pilates Feel Like Pilates Again

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Club Pilates campaign strips away the aesthetic noise

Algoland Skips the Whitepaper, Goes Straight to the Game

A person in an orange puffer jacket gestures dramatically in front of a futuristic cityscape with the text "Discover Algoland's instant finality" at the bottom, as if stepping right out of a whitepaper.

Blokhaus turned blockchain education into a 13-week adventure where learning happens by doing

Your Sourdough Took Years to Perfect. So Did Their RICP

A woman in an apron smiles while stretching sourdough dough in a modern kitchen, with baking ingredients and utensils on the counter.

Their what? Exactly. Big Com helps The American College of Financial Services explain what those letters actually mean—for the first time in 52 years

Lilly Singh’s Got Amazon Deals and She’s Not Subtle About It

A woman in a light blue suit interviews a man in casual clothes on a city waterfront promenade, with modern buildings and Amazon Deals banners in the background.

Why this Prime Big Deal Days campaign from Xpedition feels less like advertising and more like conversation

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