An always-on, woven-in presence with the independent agency world — and warm introductions to members when there’s a genuine fit. It’s how most partners start.
Preferred Partner is an ongoing relationship that puts your brand where independent agencies actually pay attention — the newsletter they open, the shows they watch, the editorial they read, and the conversations they trust.
It’s less like buying media and more like having a friend inside the community make the introduction. When there’s a real fit, we ask members first and connect you ourselves — relationship-first, never a data dump.
A quick note about your company and who you serve — use the form below, or just email us.
A real conversation about whether it clicks — for you and for the community.
Core (share a category with up to two others) or Exclusive (own it outright).
A custom partner page, then a natural presence across everything we make.
Both run on a 6-month minimum. Published starting points — we’ll tailor the rest.
Plenty of partners start with a moment — an event, a report, an awards season — and add an always-on presence from there. Everything below stands on its own, and everything combines.
Sponsor a night or a series, or take a signature moment. Summit title from $50K.
Events & Experiences →Shape a topic with us, or slot into a Blueprint already on the calendar. Curate, host, and own the gated report the community keeps coming back to.
Blueprint →Awards for the best of indie work, people and agencies — with richer sponsor roles built in from the start.
Top 40 →Pricing, packages and the shape of a few real partnerships, side by side on one page.
All sponsorship →We cap each category at three Preferred Partners to keep it useful for members. Go Exclusive and it’s yours alone.
Don’t see yours? Tell us in your application — we build custom categories all the time.
We look for partners who already work with independent agencies — often a couple of IAN members. It’s what lets us recommend you honestly. New to the indie world? Let’s still talk — fit and care are what we go on.
A few questions to get started. A real person reads every one — usually back to you within a day.
A real person reads every one of these, and we’ll get back to you — usually within a day.
Prefer email? zanger@indieagency.news
Be part of the independent agency world — woven in, warmly, all year.
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