#independent-agencies
#independent-agencies
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fromThe Drum
1 month agoThe indie agency era: the shift toward talent-first, tech-enabled creative work
As independent studios move toward more flexible, collaborative, tech-enabled structures, TOML's model offers one example of how an open, adaptive, talent-first approach can take shape in practice. As big networks merge and chase scale, independent studios are taking a different path, moving faster, staying closer to culture, and producing work that feels more intentional. Many are founded by senior talent leaving holding companies in search of autonomy and healthier ways of working.
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#supreme-court
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 month agoSCOTUS case could expand presidential powers. And, Dems pitch plan for ACA subsidies
Supreme Court review could remove protections for independent agency officials, expand presidential power, destabilize agencies; ACA subsidy extension faces uncertain Senate support.
US politics
fromFortune
1 month agoSupreme Court to reconsider a 90-year-old unanimous ruling that limits presidential power on removing heads of independent agencies | Fortune
The Supreme Court may overturn Humphrey's Executor, expanding presidential removal power over independent agencies and weakening the modern administrative state's protections.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 month agoAppeals court hands Trump a victory, OK'ing firing of two independent agency heads
A federal appeals court ruled President Trump lawfully removed two independent-agency members despite statutory for-cause protections, citing the agencies' executive and rulemaking powers.
Artificial intelligence
fromAdExchanger
2 months agoHold On, Holdcos; Rags To Riches | AdExchanger
Agency holdco consolidation and AI-driven RAG adoption are reshuffling account ownership, benefiting midsize independents and prompting publishers to machine-format archives for LLM grounding and citations.
fromThe Drum
4 months agoHow agencies are finding power in the middle as independent networks reshape the market
Agencyland has long been thought of as a two-tier system. Over here, you have your 'networks,' typified by giant global holding companies such as WPP and its myriad sub-brands. And over there, you have 'independents' (the very best of which you'll find in our Indie Agency 100 list): shops with no links to those networks, owned by themselves or their founders and calling their own shots.
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fromDigiday
5 months agoAs AI alters cost of creative, indie agencies review how they charge clients
Generative AI tools promise enormous economies of scale for small creative agency teams. Good news for independent agencies struggling to find some breathing room on the ever-squeezed bottom line - until clients begin expecting those savings to be passed along to them.
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