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A Rochester Agency Took Its Founder’s Name and Made It a Mindset
Partners + Napier is now Napier. Courtney Cotrupe and Rob Kottkamp on grit, wit, waking sleeping giants and working a little harder.
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The Monkey’s Paw of “Ship My Pants” and Other Tales Told Around the Agency Campfire
Indie Spin: The one with a cursed Kmart wish, a 16-year goodbye to IKEA, and a mirror that only shows…
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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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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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A Pontiac Fry-ero, a Ten-Foot Fridge, and the Question Holdcos Keep Getting Asked
Indie Spin: The one with Yung Gravy, a pickleball hype tunnel, and 82% of physicians saying they're overworked.
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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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Mac & Cheesecake, Subservient Ghostface, and the Death of the Keyword
Indie Spin: The one with a Grand Effie, a trip to Ibiza, and Google's first dip below 50%.
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Fake TikTok Bros, Hot Dogs in History Paintings, and a Trophy Case That Won’t Quit
Indie Spin: The one with an infiltrated algorithm, a Cannes countdown, and the 95% of buyers who aren't listening.
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Meet Chemistry: 10 Years In, Still Without a Cake
The Atlanta indie's leadership trio on naming the agency for a no-asshole rule, the data science turn, and why "permanent…
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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…