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    Author: Doug Zanger

    Doug Zanger is the founder and editor-in-chief of Indie Agency News. He is also the founder of the Creative Bohemian consultancy, lives in the Pacific Northwest and is insufferable about it.
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    The Indie Agency RFP Debate: Fight or Flight?

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    Meet an Indie Freelancer: Gigi Rice

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    Meet an Indie Agency: Colossus

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