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In this time of industry change: sharing ideas, experience and success stories with other agency leaders is more important than ever before. Here are our major opportunities for you in 2026– please save the dates! - 22nd-26th June: Indie Forum and Cannes Lions 2026, Cannes, France
- 4th-5th May: Provoke SABRE North America Awards, NYC
- 12th-14th May: Cairns Crocodiles, Cairns, Australia
- 13th-14th May: Mirren Live, NYC
- 19th-20th May: D&AD, London
- 21st-22nd July: Ad Age Small Agencies Conference, Los Angeles
- 27th August: Amplify Marketing Festival, Edinburgh
- 17th September: Nedbank IMC, Johannesburg
- 23rd-24th September: DMEXCO, Cologne, Germany
- 12th-13th October: Golden Drum Festival, Slovenia (Portorož)
- Athar Festival, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Autumn 2026, dates to be confirmed
- 11th-13th November: ICCO Global Summit, Milan, Italy
- Shanghai International Advertising Festival 2026 - date to be confirmed
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Indie Forum and Cannes Lions 2026
22nd-26th June, Cannes, France
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Exciting Announcement!
We are delighted to be hosting The Indie Forum on the afternoon of Tuesday 23rd June at Le Club MSQ. It is located at Fervor, 5 Rue des Frères Casanova, 06400 Cannes.
Back for another year, The Indie Forum brings together leading voices from independent agencies for a series of lively panel discussions tackling some of the industry’s most pressing and provocative topics. We will then round things off with a happy hour -perfect for drinks, networking, and continuing the conversation.
At Le Club MSQ, this year’s event offers a fresh and considered space designed for meaningful conversation, new perspectives, and connections. In partnership with MSQ for Cannes, we are excited to host the forum somewhere a little different - bringing a new energy to a familiar highlight.
Date: Tuesday 23rd June 2026 Time: 3:30pm – 5:30pm A panel discussion with networking and drinks to follow!
If you would like to join us, please let us know and we will be happy to add you to the guestlist. We would love to see you there!
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Reminder for our Members: thenetworkone is your global network on demand... |
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Through thenetworkone, you have on-demand access to 1,600+ vetted independent agencies across 120+ countries — ready to support your pitches, projects and challenges.
That means:
- Instant, trusted introductions to the right partners (not just any partners)
- Support building international teams or filling capability gaps
- Strategic advice on pitches, growth and new opportunities
- A community of founders and experts you can lean on
When should you reach out?
- You’ve got a pitch and need local expertise or extra firepower
- A client asks for something outside your core capability
- You’re exploring a new market or opportunity
- You want a second opinion or strategic input
- Or simply… you’re not sure where to start
If there’s an opportunity, a challenge, or even just a question - come to us.
Email Maddie.Pluck@thenetworkone.com or Alice.Carr@thenetworkone.com
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thenetworkone New Members |
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Generator is a growth partner powered by media intelligence. They help brands bring clarity to growth by revealing what’s actually driving performance, architecting smarter investment strategies, and activating media in a way that balances brand building with performance discipline. The result is what they call The Generator Effect — a more intelligent approach to growth that uncovers untapped opportunity and holds marketing investment accountable to real business impact.
We are delighted to welcome Generator as new members! |
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Warm welcome to The Brill Building to thenetworkone! A leading independent creative agency founded in Dublin in 2019, The Brill Building brings a bold, creative-led approach to brand building, uniting world-class talent across strategy, innovation, and storytelling to deliver impactful, award-winning work. With a mission to rethink how agencies operate, they combine agility, collaboration, and big ideas to drive real cultural and commercial impact. Believing that scale is no barrier to ambition, they create competitive advantage for brands whose aspirations outpace their budgets, offering expertise across brand, strategy, creative, production, activation, social, and PR. |
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Warm welcome also to Artemis Associates! Artemis Associates are a leading independent reputation management consultancy, specialising in helping corporates, brands, and ultra-high-net-worth individuals build, protect, and enhance their reputations across Asia. Headquartered in Hong Kong and founded in 2011, the firm brings over 14 years of experience, combining strategic communications, crisis management, and financial storytelling to deliver high-impact, trusted advisory on a global scale. |
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thenetworkone Community News |
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Cairns Crocodiles 2026 is Asia-Pacific’s premier festival bringing advertising, creativity, marketing and media together under one roof. Set against the vibrant tropical backdrop of Cairns, Queensland, this three-day event invites innovators, strategists and brand leaders to dive deep into the future of creativity and business impact.
Date: Tuesday 12th May 2026 - Thursday 14th May 2026 Location: Cairns Convention Centre, Queensland, Australia
This is more than a festival. It’s a movement to celebrate the creative heart of Asia-Pacific — uniting world-class talent, regional excellence and the next generation of leaders in one unforgettable location. |
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Golden Drum - The Festival
We are proud to continue our partnership with the Golden Drum Festival in 2026 - a long-standing and highly respected platform celebrating creative excellence across Europe and beyond.
Golden Drum is one of the seven regional festivals included in the WARC Rankings, further recognising its global industry significance. Over the decades, the festival has become a key meeting point for the global creative, marketing, and advertising community, showcasing work shaped by diverse cultural contexts.
Located on the Slovenian coast, Golden Drum brings together some of the best ideas, creative teams, and individuals who leave a lasting mark on the industry, those who truly breathe soul into great ideas.
As part of our ongoing collaboration, Golden Drum continues its international partnership with thenetworkone to support independent agencies in gaining greater global visibility. Grand Prix and Gold-winning work from independent agencies will once again automatically qualify for the Indie Awards, offering an additional international platform to showcase creative excellence.
This festival is also known for its uniquely welcoming and collaborative spirit - a festival that has continually evolved while staying true to its purpose. As honorary president Jure Apih said: “We should wish for advertising that changes the world for the better” - a sentiment that strongly resonates with our shared ambitions for the industry.
Entry deadline: 26 August 2026 (23:59 CET) Attend the festival: 12th-13th October 2026 |
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Golden Drum - Young Winners Competition
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We are proud to be supporting The Young Drummers Competition opens on 28th April.
This year’s competition brief, developed in partnership with Mastercard Slovenia, is titled World. One Tap Away., invites participants under 30 years old to create a poster or poster series, supported by a written explanation of their creative idea. The focus is on highlighting Mastercard’s seamless cross-border payment experience.
Entry fee is only 70 EUR (Mastercard Price) / 90 EUR (Standard Price). The winner receives a complimentary pass for the festival, international promotion and a 1,000 EUR prize. All shortlisted authors receive a complimentary pass to the festival as well. Entry deadline is 9th September 2026. |
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Discovrd
Discovrd helps brands stay visible as discovery has fractured across multiple channels including Google, social, AI tools like ChatGPT, as well as the conversations happening in between.
People no longer search in one place, so being found means showing up everywhere your customers actually look. We cover the full picture: technical SEO, content, social signals and AI visibility audits across the platforms your buyers use. We implement those actions too.
Our belief is simple. A great website isn't enough on its own anymore. Real discoverability comes from a healthy organic footprint, strong site foundations, mentions, reviews, social presence and the connections between them all.
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Calvin Innes - Fandoms
Calvin Innes was one of the amazing speakers this year at The Indie Summit in Bangkok. His work looks at an increasingly important angle: fandoms, brand opportunity, and how to authentically enter fandom spaces.
He has since been sharing tailored case study packs with attendees of the Indie Summit in areas including finance, PR, celebrity, philanthropy, gaming, sneaker culture, and streetwear.
Would you be interested in finding out more? If you are interested in a quick chat or call, Calvin would be happy to share case studies to specific areas, he is already having interesting conversations and would be keen to help you too - please get in touch! |
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SAMY X Thenetworkone Social-First Trend Report |
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Joint initiative with thenetworkone and Kurio (Now part of SAMY), a member of thenetworkone.
Social media marketing evolves in 2026 to an ever more all-encompassing and sales-driving part of the media mix, states our new report. Trends predictions by 22 agencies from thenetworkone, the world’s leading independent agency network, were compiled into a 90-page report to help marketers make the most of the changing media landscape. |
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Opportunity for 2026: international employee exchange |
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A fantastic opportunity to connect across the world, gain fresh perspectives, and give members of your team a truly global experience. If you are interested or think this could be a good opportunity for you or your employers, or want to learn more, please get in touch... |
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If you or your agency have a Thought Piece to share please contact maddie.pluck@thenetworkone.com
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