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.
A Spokestrout, a Cat Named Mittens, and Ten Indies on the Inc. 5000
Indie Spin: The one with a fish who finally got the mic, 589 million hours of Canadian TV, and an agency that put zero jobs on the AI chopping block.
IndieHQ Members Show Up Big Across the 2026 Small Agency Awards
31 IAN members are among Ad Age's 2026 winners — a category-by-category roll call.
The Founder Who Swore on His Mum’s Life to Sell You a Refurbished Phone
Indie Spin: The one with a mum's-life warranty, a Gen Z mirror, and a pickleball team renamed "The Fibes."
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.
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.
The Best Met Gala Statement Wasn’t on the Red Carpet
Indie Spin: The one with the bulletproof dress, therapy in a pint, and an accidental fleet of pilots.
Super Bowl Sermons and the Death of Discount Culture
Indie Spin: The one with protein theology, AI litigation, and the quiet extinction of "sale" stickers
Bacon-Scented Scratch Tickets and the Collective Search for Realness
Indie Spin: The one with anti-trends, scam-prevention pies, and why the commission model keeps getting called out.
High Schoolers Visit Agencies and Deliver Unfiltered Truth
This Indie Spin features honest agency assessments, DB Breweries' temperature-based telephony, and Sturgis trying desperately to be young again
Butterflies, Biodiversity, and Brand: How Lafayette American Gave Milkweed a Makeover
Inside the Butterfly Superhighway and the Detroit agency’s joyful three-year commitment to nature and design
This One Doesn’t Coast: Indie Agencies Keep Their Foot on the Gas
Plus, chest-beating worth the thumping, breakthrough briefs, big wins, hires and more
Show Off: Indies Go Green
This week’s roundup is flourishing with Earth Day magic, among other brilliance
GLAM Arts: Reimagining Arts and Culture Marketing from the Inside Out
A much needed piece of energy from Lafayette American
The Omnicom/IPG Merger From the Independent Agency View
There's definitely some good, and some not-so-great