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Tag: Karsh Hagan

Alien Holograms, Spaghetti Westerns, and a 90-Year-Old Party Expert

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Indie Spin: The one with the six-peat, the cold beer obsession, and the tomato takeover.

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.

Fake Films, Real Friction, and the Death of Prompt Engineering

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Indie Spin: The one with invisible representation, agentic AI, and why Amazon’s $5 gambit matters

Ranch Dressing Reality Shows and Other Signs of Peak Creative Confidence

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Indie Spin: The one with live dressing cams, AI guardrails, and leadership do-overs

Mischief’s 5-Year Body Reconstruction and Other Pre-Cannes Preparations

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Indie Spin: The one with hot tub resurrections, AI writers getting pink slips, and Dick jokes making Lions

When Your Agency Name Becomes Destiny (And Other Cosmic Alignments)

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Indie Spin: The one featuring destiny-fulfilling agency names, the one-third workplace problem and Argentinian expansion

High Schoolers Visit Agencies and Deliver Unfiltered Truth

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This Indie Spin features honest agency assessments, DB Breweries’ temperature-based telephony, and Sturgis trying desperately to be young again

When Brands Stop Advertising and Other Cautionary Tales

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A catch-up Indie Spin featuring data-driven reality checks, conversational AI for healthcare, and why JanSport doesn’t need a glow-up

IndieWork Weekly: Come for the Monarch Milkshake, stay for the Rumpumpum Punch

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Another week of lovely stuff

IndieWork Weekly: Party Land Shows Us How to Get LA’d

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Plus, Indie Agencies of the Year according to Cannes

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