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.
Venus Has a Frequency, Heinz Has a Napkin Gag, and Boring Ads Have a $228 Billion Bill
Indie Spin: The one with a Madden mod that simulates concussions, an agency born from an organ-donor soccer campaign, and why your logo is not your brand.
Sky Bunk Beds, Maya Angelou’s Confession, and the 47% Loyalty Cliff
Indie Spin: The one with Air New Zealand’s NYC stunt, two Webbys for an AR project, and a $420M gaming verdict.
Cerulean’s Second Coming, Bruce the Goat, and a Mountain of Pencils
Indie Spin: The one with a Green Mountain goat, CMOs as first responders, and Gen Z’s split verdict on kids.
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.
An Oscar Nomination, a Dublin Pub in Dubai and the Slow Funeral of the Follower Count
Indie Spin: The one with awards season reverb, extraction debt and the hard questions indie agencies are quietly answering right now.
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.
Shortlists, Survival Strategies and the Comedy Business Case
Indie Spin: The one with agency recognition, CMO pressure points, and why laughter is a differentiator
Measurement That Moves the Needle (And Other Things That Shouldn’t Be This Hard)
Indie Spin: The one with conviction metrics, swicy culture, and the surprising ROI of treating different brands differently
Consumer Skepticism and $40M Product Placements: When the Data Gets Uncomfortable
Indie Spin: The one with AI anxiety, product placement windfalls, and the quiet power of authentic connection
When Gen Z Gets $100 for “Fun Purchases Only” (Spoiler: It’s Clothes)
Indie Spin: The one with Baby Boomer trillions, static billboard love letters, and hot honey that makes you question reality
Öpinionated Crushes Cascadia Creative Awards with Best in Show
Our members brought the heat with 25 wins in Portland
#22 | Top 40: Design | Boise Gets a Transit Makeover Worth the Ride
Design from Stoltz Marketing Group that gets people moving
#37 | Top 40: Design | Design That Heals: Stoltz’s Hospital Rebrand
Healthcare looks better in Idaho Falls
IndieWork Weekly: An Airheads-Scented Foot Odor Antidote
Plus: Indies get real (and a little cheeky) about young athletes’ mental health