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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Fermented Back Sweat, Defeated Discounts, and the Week Brands Started Advertising to Robots
Indie Spin: The one with a solar-powered beer cooler, a $35 million hidden-fee bill, and 46 heartbroken fanbases.
A Glacier You Can Play, a Fish You Can Mourn, and a Museum of Everything Left in Ubers
Indie Spin: The one with the ice vinyl, the Lizzo jingle, and 23 awards in China.
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.
Year-end reflections, holiday merriment, and the surprising science when overwhelmed travelers actually book
Indie Spin: The one with holiday playlists, holiday burnout research, and one very definitive holiday movie ranking
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
Shake Shack Selections, 6 Million Views and Other Strategic Wins
Indie Spin: The one with burger partnerships, viral breakthroughs, and industry recognition
When Indies Turn Trade Show Dirt Into Digital Gold
Indie Spin: The one with AI-powered storytelling, actual mine site soil, and a $50K dog executive
Receipts, Badges, and the 60% Reality
Indie Spin: The one with platform certifications, AI percentages, and very specific career advice
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
The Kiki/Bouba Effect and Other Contemporary C-Suite Concerns
Indie Spin: The one with linguistic personality tests, perma-swirl statistics, and million-dollar environmental fines
The Billboard That’s 98% Empty (On Purpose)
Indie Spin: tiny chaos campaigns, pro bono legal clinics for broke artists and the glass box approach to pharma compliance
For Indie Agencies, This Might Be One of the More Useful AI Conversation Yet
Forget the buzzwords—Taryn Southern and Nilesh Ashra offered a smart, weird, and refreshingly useful look at AI in the agency context
From Olivia Colman’s Presence to White Lotus Subversion, 7 Amazing Campaigns from WPI Indies
The Grand Indies did not disappoint