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Meals on Wheels America Turns Holiday Memories Into a Call for Action
Public Inc. scores a 65-second holiday spot to "Auld Lang Syne," then lets the room go quiet
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Panda Express in Fortnite, a Horror Film in the Oil Change Bay, and Other Notes From the Week After Advertising Week
Indie Spin: The one with a breastmilk savings account, an AR mural that pays the theater, and a search buyer…
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A £50,000 Chicken Test and Other Acts of Devotion
Indie Spin: The one with fried chicken loyalty, contract fine print, and a bear named Backpack.
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Spiral Loaves, Quarterback Slides and a Beer That Books Your First Therapy Session
Indie Spin: The one with the quarterback's wife, the toilet ad space, and the 84% jump.
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Only 5% of Travelers Book What the AI Told Them To
Indie Spin: The one with a 33% disagreement, a four-day comeback ad, and an agency backing a fat bear.
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Every Brand Is Either a Tim Curry Role or a Dolly Parton Song
Indie Spin: The one with the Whopper's comeback, seashells finding their way home, and a bodega in Queens.
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Grocery Store Receipts, a Rain-Soaked Sword Fight, and the Case for Being a Shark
Indie Spin: The one with an 83% valuation jump, a DP who jumped into Lake Arrowhead, and the ballot that…
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A Flying Suitcase, a Beer Named After an Album, and the Weekend the Ballot Closes
Indie Spin: The one with Wrong Guard, a 42% CPM drop, and a hot air balloon shaped like luggage.
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Spider-Man’s Rooftop Stakeout, a Lab Coat Trophy, and the DevOps Rookie Who Beat the Clock
Indie Spin: The one with the human-in-the-loop reality check, creators-as-media, and a golf prize you can actually wear.
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Venus Has a Frequency, Heinz Has a Napkin Gag, and Boring Ads Have a $228 Billion Bill
Indie Spin: The one with a Madden mod that simulates concussions, an agency born from an organ-donor soccer campaign, and…
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Horse-Powered Travel Planners and Other Reasons the Indie World Doesn’t Do Boring
Indie Spin: The one with predictive creator math, a Kentucky Fried three-peat, and a zombie game announcement nobody saw coming.
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Indie Spin: The one with AI guardrails, creator economies, and why craft just became the new flex
Indie Spin: The one with prediction markets, agentic AI creative directors, and the death of free spec work
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37% of Consumers Now Start With AI, Not Google
Indie Spin: The one with search's quiet revolution, beer made from rescued bread, and the performance enhancers Canadian athletes actually…
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When 8 Slices of Pizza Beat 8 Slices of Burger (And Other Indie Math That Adds Up)
Indie Spin: The one with Domino's dismembering burgers, indies calling BS on sacred cows, and 400 million people learning about…
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When Dunkin’ Renames Your Town
Indie Spin: The one with municipal makeovers, chief heart officers, and fractional futures
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Receipts, Badges, and the 60% Reality
Indie Spin: The one with platform certifications, AI percentages, and very specific career advice