Alien Holograms, Spaghetti Westerns, and a 90-Year-Old Party Expert
Indie Spin: The one with the six-peat, the cold beer obsession, and the tomato takeover.
Scissors Over Algorithms and the Burger King President Who Picks Up When You Call
Indie Spin: The one with the Fast Company sweep, invasive fish rebranding, and a concussion you can play.
The Ad Age A-List Just Became an Indie Affair — and a Golden Retriever Is Helping Close Brand Deals
Indie Spin: The one with three “Agency of the Year” designations, a road safety campaign from Northern Ireland that lands harder than most, and why the client brief deserves a little healthy skepticism.
Balls for Balls, Brain Surgery, and the Business of Being Funny
Indie Spin: The one with testicular health at a German football stadium, two decades of bath faucet loyalty, and a job posting for someone who disappears down rabbit holes.
3 Agencies Just Told You Where They’re Headed Next
Highdive, Born and Raised and Allen & Gerritsen made leadership hires this week that have nothing to do with filling vacancies
Business Mints, Quiet Mutinies, and the Death of Traditional Loyalty
Indie Spin: The one with post-game analysis, AI recruiting shifts, and strategists reclaiming their humanity.
Indie Spin: The One Where Everyone Had Opinions About The Big Game
Indie Spin: The one with Super Bowl autopsies, AI efficiency traps, and frozen pizza opera rock
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
AI Agents Predicting Super Bowl Spots and Other Contemporary Agency Concerns
Indie Spin: The one with agentic creative teams, AI-only social networks, and what happens when Bridgerton meets Facebook Marketplace.
When Hotels Meet AI and Agencies Rethink Everything
Indie Spin: The one with GEO replacing SEO, influencer budgets funding handbags, and pitch secrets finally spilled
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 need.
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.
From BevNET Tough Love to Minty Fresh Dog Breath
Indie Spin: The one with industry déjà vu, packaging that proves itself, and a new way for dogs to chew their way to fresh breath.
Data Points and Golden Retrievers: When Numbers Tell Stories and Campaigns Get Creative
Indie Spin: The one with explosive social AOR growth, humor math, and tactical stress balls
Bean Bag Chairs and Eight-Week Campaign Turnarounds
Indie Spin: The one with Chipotle-branded furniture, press card rejections, and AI-generated human stories
CEO Transformation Tales and Product Marketing Powerhouses
Indie Spin: The one with podcast case studies, ESPN partnerships and the Year of the Indie