What are independent ad agencies, and how do they work for you? Find out what some of these well-known independent agencies have to say about their role in marketing and advertising for some of the biggest brands we know. When does it make sense as a part of your marketing strategy to outsource your campaigns to an advertising agency, and how can it benefit you as your business grows? There are pros and cons to independent ad agencies, but you have to get all the details before you decide whether to hire one. Keep scrolling to hear how these independent ad agencies have worked for so many businesses and how they just might be able to work for you.

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Brands Are Planning to Shake Up How They Pay Media Agencies

Clients are wiling to pay more, but 58% say they'll pay less where AI is deployed, finds WFA.

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How Doe-Anderson Brought Multicultural Marketing Into the College Classroom

The oldest indie agency launched a Multicultural Marketing program at the University of Louisville College of Business earlier this year.

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Exverus Media’s Talia Arnold on Building the Agency She Always Wanted to Work For

Head of strategy Talia Arnold on co-founding the agency she always wanted to work for.

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What We’ve Overlooked in the Agency AI Conversation

Getting computational things, aka the complicated bits, to understand ordinary language is magical.

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Radical Independence: How Indies Are Ushering in the Next Era of Great Advertising

Since many indies are still founder-led, independence registers in a deep sense of partnership.

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Why Your Creative Org Can’t Afford To Get Talent Wrong

Staff costs represent the single largest expense area on an agency P&L.

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How Worldwide Partners Gives Indie Agencies an Edge and a Global Presence

Worldwide Partners has a global reach that rivals some holding companies, but its agencies remain wholly independent.

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How to Start a Creative Agency With Flower Shop

New York shop Flower Shop's founders offer lessons from their first year in business.

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Former Netflix Multicultural Director Linda Guerrero Launches Cultural Agency

The agency will specialize in publicity, awards and marketing for multicultural audiences.

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How Creative Partners Can Find Their Professional ‘Happily Ever After’

The bond of a marriage is sacred; so is a business relationship.

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10 Private Equity Firms Ad Agencies Should Watch

Tracking the private equity firms investing in ad agencies and advertising-adjacent companies.

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Ad Agency Finances 101: What New Founders Should Know

Despite doing great work, one pain point is how to pivot from being an employee to being a business owner.

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IPG Agencies Reveal Documentary Film About Advertising Icon Ilon Specht

Two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ben Proudfoot directed The Final Copy of Ilon Specht, which premiered this month at the Tribeca X festival.

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Inside Search Consultants’ Changing Processes to Connect Brands With Agencies 

Search consultants are reimagining reviews and making it easier for brands and agencies to partner.