Why Join Indie Agency News?
The brief: Build the global home for independent agencies.
The mission: Serve independent agencies and the brilliant people behind them.
The goal: More visibility for indies. More choice for marketers.
We’re 100% focused on the indie agency world. And it’s not only full-service or creative agencies. Production shop? Yep. Media agency? Of course. Innovation agency or consultancy? Oh yeah!
No matter the category or practice, if you’re independent in the space, you’re welcome here.
We’re also member-based. There’s very little advertising so we can focus on what our members need most.
We know how much visibility matters to any agency, especially an indie. We love covering work and brilliant thinking through our shows and content.
We’ve helped members tweak work and news pitches to land stories in places like Adweek, Ad Age and others. That’s right. We know that visibility on big stages matters, and we will always help however we can.
We’ve also chipped in to help with awards entries and anything else that helps our members grow.
Our goal is to give indie agencies more visibility while giving marketers more agency choice. And we love it when indies and their clients join our shows. We’ve had quite a few, including CMOs and marketers from:
- Domino’s
- Every Man Jack
- Michael’s
- DUDE Wipes
- MANSCAPED
- e.l.f. Beauty
CMOs and marketers are always searching for new partners and fresh thinking.
We’re creating an Indie Agency News members database for CMOs and marketers to tap into with Indie Agency Connect.
Once you become a member, you’ll be part of the Indie Agency Connect program with our partners at Collective OS. It’s a great addition to your business development efforts.
Here’s how it works:
- Complete your free Collective OS profile.
- Indie Agency Connect sources brand marketers’ projects and then finds agency criteria to build a shortlist.
- Indie Agency Connect then sends the shortlist along with all Indie Agency News coverage, including Meet an Indie Agency, so the marketer has a feel for creds and possible chemistry.
- When the marketer requests an introduction, we’ll get you on your way to discussing the project.
- If you win the business, Indie Agency Connect’s low referral fee will be reinvested into the Indie Agency News platform to continue building our mission.
And a bonus? Once on Collective OS, you can find and build new business outside the Indie Agency Connect program.
When agency members participate in our shows, we drop the files into a dedicated member folder. Our members have used these files for:
- Biz dev
- Creds decks
- Marketing
- Social Media
- Awards Entries
Think of this as a hybrid of earned and owned media that you can leverage for agency growth.
With over 100 agency members, there’s a growing community that connects on our social platform. Create and join groups in any topic area.
We’re also pretty hands-on, and are always willing to connect our members so that they can grow together.
Our first rule on everything is: Have fun.
We’re super-focused on giving members a positive place to share and shine. Whether it’s an interview with a client or one of our game shows, we work hard to make it all a blast.
We’re here to educate and celebrate indies—and remind the industry that it remains a fun place.
| Feature | Individual Membership | Agency/Company Membership |
|---|---|---|
| Site Access | ||
| Access members-only content | ✓ | ✓ |
| Access social community | ✓ | ✓ |
| Join/create groups | ✓ | ✓ |
| Programming/Content | ||
| Join shows as guest | ✓ | ✓ |
| Host shows | ✓ | |
| Pitch work/news | ✓ | |
| Meet an Indie Agency interview | ✓ | |
| Co-create show topics | ✓ | |
| Post open jobs | ✓ | |
| Post virtual or live events | ✓ | |
| Consultation | ||
| 15-minute member sprint consultation | ✓ | |
| Monthly member virtual check-ins | ✓ | |
| Member Assets + CMO/Marketer Visibility | ||
| Dedicated member folder for all show/content assets | ✓ | Get show files (audio/video) to use for biz dev, marketing awards and more | ✓ |
| Inclusion in Indie Agency Connect | ✓ | |
| Member Perks | ||
| Discounted Awards Entries (25%) | ✓ | |
| Discounted event tickets (25%) | ✓ | |
| 25% off enhanced consulting services | ✓ | |
| More coming soon | ✓ |
Memberships
Membership rates go up on February 1, 2025. When you sign up for membership, you keep your current rate forever.
For example, an 11-25 membership purchased in 2024 remains at $580/year in 2025 and every year you’re a member. If purchased after February 1, 2025, it will be the newly published rate.
2025 Rates
Agency/Company Memberships
- 1-10 people: $595
- 11-25 people: $720
- 26-50 people: $845
- 51-100 people: $950
- 101-250 people: $1,190
- 251+ people: $1,790
Freelance Memberships
This rate remains the same at $180 per year.
Rates in currencies other than USD will also go up.
Agency/Company Memberships (USD)
Freelancer Memberships
Agency/Company Memberships (CAD)
Annual Memberships (1-10 people)
Annual Memberships (11-25 people)
Annual Memberships (26-50 people)
Annual Memberships (51-100)
Annual Memberships (101-250)
Annual Memberships (251+)
Agency/Company Memberships (GBP)
Annual Membership: UK (Companies of 1-10 people)
Annual Membership: UK (Companies of 11-25 people)
Annual Membership: UK (Companies of 26-50 people)
Annual Membership: UK (Companies of 51-100 people)
Annual Membership: UK (Companies of 101-250 people)
Annual Membership: UK (Companies of more than 251 people)
Agency/Company Memberships (EUR)
Annual Membership: Europe (Companies of 1-10 people)
Annual Membership: Europe (Companies of 11-25 people)
Annual Membership: Europe (Companies of 26-50 people)
Annual Membership: Europe (Companies of 51-100 people)
Annual Membership: Europe (Companies of 101-250 people)
Annual Membership: Europe (Companies of more than 250 people)
Prefer paying in your home country’s currency? Please send us a note here if it’s not listed, and we can invoice you.