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Less Than a Year in, HLoveCo Expands its Team as the Agency Builds the Future of Personal Brand Strategy
New hires will support HLoveCo’s mission to redefine how leaders build influence in a human-first economy.
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Indie Spin: The one with AI guardrails, creator economies, and why craft just became the new flex
Indie Spin: The one with prediction markets, agentic AI creative directors, and the death of free spec work
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37% of Consumers Now Start With AI, Not Google
Indie Spin: The one with search's quiet revolution, beer made from rescued bread, and the performance enhancers Canadian athletes actually…
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Indies Double Down on Being Human While AI Rewrites the Rules
Indie Spin: The one with 100+ predictions, AI agents, and Jonas Brothers taking on algorithm clutter.
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Bacon-Scented Scratch Tickets and the Collective Search for Realness
Indie Spin: The one with anti-trends, scam-prevention pies, and why the commission model keeps getting called out.
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Store Count Is a Vanity Metric and Other Truths Indies Are Actually Saying Out Loud
Indie Spin: The one with the %ACV hot take, 83% of travelers using AI to plan trips, and the agency…
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Measurement That Moves the Needle (And Other Things That Shouldn’t Be This Hard)
Indie Spin: The one with conviction metrics, swicy culture, and the surprising ROI of treating different brands differently
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Bean Bag Chairs and Eight-Week Campaign Turnarounds
Indie Spin: The one with Chipotle-branded furniture, press card rejections, and AI-generated human stories
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When Fake Cookbooks and Real Rankings Collide
Indie Spin: The one with Inc. 5000 #1s, elaborate product failures, and creator audience supremacy
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Consumer Skepticism and $40M Product Placements: When the Data Gets Uncomfortable
Indie Spin: The one with AI anxiety, product placement windfalls, and the quiet power of authentic connection
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When 8 Slices of Pizza Beat 8 Slices of Burger (And Other Indie Math That Adds Up)
Indie Spin: The one with Domino's dismembering burgers, indies calling BS on sacred cows, and 400 million people learning about…
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When Gen Z Gets $100 for “Fun Purchases Only” (Spoiler: It’s Clothes)
Indie Spin: The one with Baby Boomer trillions, static billboard love letters, and hot honey that makes you question reality
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1 in 4 Cannes Wins Went Indie. The Better Story Is What Comes Next
The growing sense of belief, clarity, and earned confidence matters
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Independent Agencies Storm the Croisette: From Losers’ Dinners to Creator Darwinism
Indie Spin: The one with Cannes countdowns, Brazilian brilliance, and why 97% deserve a party too
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Here We Go! Member Agencies Score Big on Cannes Lions Titanium Shortlist
Serviceplan, OBERLAND, Day One Agency and INNOCEAN Berlin represent indie excellence on advertising's most prestigious list
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How Do Indies Feel About AI? The Human Touch Reigns Supreme
It's early days, with promise, but things we make as people matters
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Let’s Look at the Indie Industry Craft and Social + Influencer Shortlist
Indie Agency News members Mother and Special looking good!
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Vote: A Few Indie SXSW PanelPicker™️ Options
Why should the biggies have all the fun in Austin? Indies often come to the party with SXSW PanelPicker options…