The Night the Indies Cleaned Up (and a Jeep for Anyone Named George Washington)
Indie Spin: The one with a National Hot Dog Day trophy, a curl crush that broke 4.8 million views, and the arrival of "Indie 2.0."
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IndieHQ Members Show Up Big Across the 2026 Small Agency Awards
31 IAN members are among Ad Age's 2026 winners — a category-by-category roll call.
How a Joke About a Giant Juicer Ended Up in MoMA
Indie Spin: The one with permanent collections, Cannes cheat sheets, and a very pink dumpster.
Fifty Submarine Spots, One Yellow Pencil, and a Camcorder Full of BuzzBallz
Indie Spin: The one with humor pencils, human taxidermy, and Tim and Eric in a basement.
Horse-Powered Travel Planners and Other Reasons the Indie World Doesn’t Do Boring
Indie Spin: The one with predictive creator math, a Kentucky Fried three-peat, and a zombie game announcement nobody saw coming.
Everyone Took Credit for the Coinbase QR Code Ad. The Freelancer Who Pitched It Didn’t. Until Now
Yuriy Mikhalevskiy tells the full story — he pitched the concept a year before the Super Bowl and got ghosted — for the first time
No Ad School. Barely Any Experience. Typed the Script at the Airport, and It Ran in the Super Bowl.
Aisha Hakim was a permalancer making dealership banners at INNOCEAN. Her concept beat every senior team in the building and became Hyundai's 2014 big game spot
How a Product Stat Hijacked the Super Bowl: The Story Behind It’s a Tide Ad
Maddy Kramer takes us inside the brief nobody cracked for months, a casting call solved by a teenager and what happens when the work outpaces the opportunities
Shortlists, Survival Strategies and the Comedy Business Case
Indie Spin: The one with agency recognition, CMO pressure points, and why laughter is a differentiator
Data, Disruption, and the Changing Talent Landscape
Indie Spin: The one with pharma breakthroughs, industry transformation insights and Bradley Cooper
The Toronto Report: A Big Week at Ad Age Small Agency
Ad Age's Small Agency Conference wrapped up in Toronto with IAN members claiming 40% of all awards