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That Cable Junk Mail You’re Getting? It’s Great as a Paper Crane
Bray & Co's Junk Mail Makeover for Fidium Fiber Internet turns the mailers cable companies keep sending into cranes, airplanes and fortune tellers
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How Klick Broke a 52-Year Barrier and Crashed the One Show Party
Healthcare creativity isn't just competing—it's leading
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Indie Spin: It’s Not Detergent, It’s Sauce
Plus, ownership evolution, award-winning work, and agencies putting purpose into practice
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This One Doesn’t Coast: Indie Agencies Keep Their Foot on the Gas
Plus, chest-beating worth the thumping, breakthrough briefs, big wins, hires and more
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Show Off: Indies Defying Gravity
But like, in a spacey way, not a witchy way. This week’s Show Off is a double feature, showcasing new…
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Fast. Focus. Firepower. What Brand Marketers Should Demand in 2025
Because quick isn’t enough if it’s not focused
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The Mayor: Making Noise with Nashville Roots and Big Ideas
Ideas, speed, and a writer’s room vibe
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Angie Rothen’s Back at Hanson Dodge—and She’s Bringing the Firewalls
A familiar face returns to HD, this time with even more tech firepower
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How to Keep a Contract from Killing Your Margin
Matchstick Legal’s Pricing Matrix puts numbers to the legal asks that eat your profit
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Autodesk: So Good, Even God Takes a Lap
Giant Spoon helps Autodesk reframe creativity and its own brand story with a Tony Hale assist
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Turning Emissions into Aviation Fuel—and Retail Experience
Mythology and Tall Poppy help AIRCO reimagine the story of fuel
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Cannes Lions 2025: We’re Back. We’re Bringing the Indie Energy. And Kyle!
Find us in the lobbies, cafés, and wherever the Wi-Fi holds
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Foul Mouth Creative’s “FOMO-TO-GO” is Scrappy Production With Purpose
A new production built for speed, smarts, and just the right amount of chaos
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A Deck That’s Seen Some Things. Trex Trades Polish for Proof
It's the latest from BUNTIN, the brands long-standing AOR
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This Wellness Campaign Doesn’t Want You to Hustle Harder
With help from Hanson Dodge, NOW® keeps the healthy obsession going
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Humanity Wins: GLOW’s Campaign Is the Anti-Ad Ad We Needed
Authenticity, meet execution and big feelings without big budgets
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Meet the Media Underdogs of Portland: Left Hand Agency
A creative eye to serious media strategy—without the holding company baggage
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Legal Readiness in the Age of Independent Agency M&A
Matchstick Legal’s latest resources help independent agencies prepare for what’s next
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How Independent Agencies Can Crush the Pitch: 10 Tough Lessons from a Search Consultant
No holding back by Stephan Argent