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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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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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The 96th Percentile Is Getting Crowded
Indie Spin: The one with fourteen Adweek entries, a pizza built for one, and a brand memorability score.
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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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Sea Monkeys, Suitcase Balloons, and the Slow Death of the Click
Indie Spin: The one with a 1,392-foot cheese pull, a cannabis light beer named Herbert, and a whole industry finally…
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Prince Wasn’t on the List, and Other Lessons in Being Impossible to Forget
Indie Spin: The one with a Marilyn Monroe short film, a 13-week AI shelf life, and Korean fried chicken shot…
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The World Cup Ate Everyone’s Marketing Plan (and Google Ate Their Search Traffic)
Indie Spin: The one with a barbell strategy, a fuzzy yellow insurance puppet, and 16,231 comments run through an AI.
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Indie Bombshells, Empty Auctions, and a Stanchion Pad With Opinions
Indie Spin: The one with the Cannes villa takeover, ChatGPT's wide-open ad auction, and a butter sommelier on the payroll.
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Butter-Churning Vests, Skydiving Frogs, and the Indie Summer of Strange
Indie Spin: The one with the runner's butter vest, the s'mores civil war, and 13.5 million views in 48 hours.
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How a Joke About a Giant Juicer Ended Up in MoMA
Indie Spin: The one with permanent collections, Cannes cheat sheets, and a very pink dumpster.