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AD&Co Has Been Quiet for 10 Years. Time to Bark.
Amy Demas' Culver City studio has spent a decade guiding fashion, beauty and retail brands through reinvention — without the smoke, mirrors or a single pitch-season brag
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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
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Campaign Names Indie Agency News Members to 40 Over 40
A handful of Indie Agency News members have been named to Campaign's 40 Over 40 list.
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Team Win: Where Punk Ethos Meets Brand Performance
A fully remote indie studio helping legacy brands rethink what creative can do in video
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Performance Work, But Make It a Multi-Cam Comedy
MONOPOLY GO!’s latest campaign from Omelet turns user acquisition into a love letter to the ‘90s sitcom
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Hanson Dodge Again Partners with Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design for Summer Intern Program
Real-life assignments for actual clients
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Yes& Expands Its Reach—and Its Range
Two new acquisitions—Beacon and Hothouse—bring depth in B2B strategy and consumer-facing creative
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First the Rebrand. Now the Creative Lead Behind it Gets the Title
Austin Scott becomes CCO at Brandon—less a surprise, more a signal of what’s next
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Untamed: TBA Outdoors Sharpens its Identity—and Ambition
New name, building on exceptional momentum
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WorkInProgress and Sling Want You to Think Twice About Those “Free” Kittens
Nifty absurdity wins again
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Antidote Didn’t Leave the System. They Outgrew it
After building one of the industry’s top health practices, they chose clarity over complexity
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Protected: Demo – Coverage Recap
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Cactus Restructures Leadership Team to Accelerate Growth
The 35-year-old agency sharpens its model to support client impact
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King Tut Crashes the Gold Rush in Vaulted’s Latest
Fire Kite brings back their golden spokesman to offer treasure hunters a better deal
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Beers With Friends Turned a Fast-Casual Rebrand Into a Lesson in Strategic Clarity
A look at a 5-day "beer run"
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If Dogs Had Thumbs, They’d Rule the World. Meet the One Trying
Standard Practice goes all-in on Wowzer for WOW! Internet, proving that sometimes the weirdest ideas are the most beloved
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OvareGroup Becomes TogetherWith Over Chicken and Malbec
Cannes is a place for celebration, but in some instances that isn’t on stage at the Palais. For Louisville-based OvareGroup,…
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Show Off: Proud of These Pride Projects
Welcome back! Congratulations and cheers to all those who had a roaring good time at Cannes, from activations to awards.…
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Ranch Dressing Reality Shows and Other Signs of Peak Creative Confidence
Indie Spin: The one with live dressing cams, AI guardrails, and leadership do-overs