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Tag: Indie Spin

Balls for Balls, Brain Surgery, and the Business of Being Funny

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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.

Business Mints, Quiet Mutinies, and the Death of Traditional Loyalty

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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

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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

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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

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Indie Spin: The one with agentic creative teams, AI-only social networks, and what happens when Bridgerton meets Facebook Marketplace.

Super Bowl Sermons and the Death of Discount Culture

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Indie Spin: The one with protein theology, AI litigation, and the quiet extinction of “sale” stickers

Animation Wishes, Spaghetti Westerns, and the New Math on Customer Loyalty

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Indie Spin: The one with creative ambition meeting smart platforms, cultural participation that actually works, and some genuinely impressive data points from the trenches

When Hotels Meet AI and Agencies Rethink Everything

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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

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Indie Spin: The one with search’s quiet revolution, beer made from rescued bread, and the performance enhancers Canadian athletes actually need.

Fan-Made Jingles and Other Reminders That Creativity Still Comes From Anywhere

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Indie Spin: The one with brands learning to get out of the way, creatives proving their worth, and a treadmill that doubles as a lawn mower

Indies Double Down on Being Human While AI Rewrites the Rules

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Indie Spin: The one with 100+ predictions, AI agents, and Jonas Brothers taking on algorithm clutter.

Year-end reflections, holiday merriment, and the surprising science when overwhelmed travelers actually book

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Indie Spin: The one with holiday playlists, holiday burnout research, and one very definitive holiday movie ranking

From BevNET Tough Love to Minty Fresh Dog Breath

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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.

Root Beer Cologne and the Death of Guessing: When Indies Get Real About What’s Working

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Indie Spin: The one with fragrance stunts, attention economics, and marketing’s least favorite truth

Congratulations to Our Member Adweek Agency of the Year Winners

Adweek Agency of the Year

Mischief, Special US and Rethink take home honors

Bacon-Scented Scratch Tickets and the Collective Search for Realness

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Indie Spin: The one with anti-trends, scam-prevention pies, and why the commission model keeps getting called out.

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