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AD&Co Has Been Quiet for 10 Years. Time to Bark.
Amy Demas' Culver City studio has spent a decade guiding fashion, beauty and retail brands through reinvention — without the smoke, mirrors or a single pitch-season brag
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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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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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Record Players, Mob Bosses, and AI’s Privilege Problem
Indie Spin: The one with nuclear submarine vodka, a fake construction site in Soho, and 83.6% of shoppers who can't…
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An Oscar Nomination, a Dublin Pub in Dubai and the Slow Funeral of the Follower Count
Indie Spin: The one with awards season reverb, extraction debt and the hard questions indie agencies are quietly answering right…
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30 Years of Building Fandom. McGarrah Jessee Still Isn’t Done.
The Austin indie that turned Yeti from a cooler brand into a global lifestyle icon has a theory about what…
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Shake Shack Selections, 6 Million Views and Other Strategic Wins
Indie Spin: The one with burger partnerships, viral breakthroughs, and industry recognition
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Lainey Wilson Goes Full Method Acting for Whataburger
McGarrah Jessee disappears the Grammy winner into seven different Texans and somehow makes it look easy