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Tag: Fact & Fiction

When Indie Agencies Sweep Awards Season, Then Send LEGOLAND Coaster Reactions to the Edge of Space

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Indie Spin: The one with a Grand Clio for Grindr, Lionel Messi in six months, and a Jeep origin story.

Step-Counting Chickens, Rethink at the Top of the A-List, and an Honest Earth Day

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Indie Spin: The one with Webby sweeps, 21,000 chicken steps, and a 25-year exit interview.

Candy-Crushed Arenas, Cinematic Shopping Lists, and the 39% of Agency Contracts That Forgot About AI

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Indie Spin: The one with the anti-nicotine campaign terrifying the internet, the feature-length hot sauce film, and the metric that isn’t the flex you think it is.

Horse-Powered Travel Planners and Other Reasons the Indie World Doesn’t Do Boring

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Indie Spin: The one with predictive creator math, a Kentucky Fried three-peat, and a zombie game announcement nobody saw coming.

Record Players, Mob Bosses, and AI’s Privilege Problem

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Indie Spin: The one with nuclear submarine vodka, a fake construction site in Soho, and 83.6% of shoppers who can’t tell your brand apart.

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.

The Billboard That’s 98% Empty (On Purpose)

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Indie Spin: tiny chaos campaigns, pro bono legal clinics for broke artists and the glass box approach to pharma compliance

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