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INDEPENDENT. TOGETHER.

The Alliance. Collective strength for the independent agency community.

People

Great people create great agencies

We’ll help you nurture great people as a priority. Helping you to shape your agency with inclusivity, diversity, wellbeing, and continuous professional development at its core.

Purpose

Environments where truly exceptional work is the norm.

We’ll help you reflect the world we live in. Creating a sustainable, socially responsible culture with integrity and intent – championing opportunity and equality.

Performance

Ground-breaking client outcomes.

We’ll help you to develop your business, your people and yourself. By embedding the highest standards, we give our members that extra edge to deliver exceptional, value-added client outcomes.

Wasserman Experience gets significant value from our Alliance membership across the business; from expert and targeted training to free events for the next generation of talent, to peerless commercial opinion, industry insights and powerful new business initiatives

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Senior Vice President Wasserman Experience

This is what joining
The Alliance is all about:
Better connectionsIndependenceTraining & supportPioneering standardsBest practise

Great people create great agencies: environments where truly exceptional work, and ground-breaking client outcomes, are the norm.

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Better Connected

Better connected

The Alliance connects you to the brightest and best thinkers in the business. Stay informed about what’s hot and what’s not, who you need to know, and how to face the uncertain economic challenges ahead.

Teaching, Training And Mentoring Support

Teaching, training and mentoring support

Access an extensive learning and development programme. Join the best and most forward-thinking teachers, trainers, leaders, practitioners, creators, thought leaders, and entrepreneurial minds.

Independent – But Not Alone

Independent – but not alone

Independent doesn’t have to mean isolated. Our 11 peer-to-peer Action Groups ensure the very latest ideas, trends, insights, and developments will never pass you by.

Championing Great Work

Championing great work

Share and celebrate the finest independent creativity and campaigns every year. The Independent Agency Awards showcase the power of free, entrepreneurial thinking
by 100+ Alliance members.

Pioneering Professional Standards

Pioneering professional standards

All members are verified by a third party and abide by a Code of Conduct. Clients can be sure independent Alliance agencies operate to the highest professional and ethical standards.

Measuring And Benchmarking Best Practice

Measuring and benchmarking best practice

Share in benchmarking surveys around leadership, diversity & inclusion, value, and purpose. Plus, agency leadership polls exploring issues like client fees, salaries, flexible working, and more.

Events

Our events programme provides a cutting-edge, inclusive and dynamic programme for innovation, connectivity and debate.

We connect independent minds with the best thinking in the business.

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Boost Campaign Performance with AI and Contextual Advertising – With StackAdapt

AI is everywhere. From large language models, and generative AI, to contextual advertising algorithms, many marketers are exploring the huge efficiencies that AI can bring to their workflows. Sign up…

Small Agencies Roundtable – 2024 Challenges & How to Collaborate to solve them (Member Event)

  Please see below an invite from Jamie Lindsay, Director of Member Agency Dooh It: Following a series of conversations with the Alliance I wanted to get a small group…

Making The Best Ideas Happen – GreenJam (Member Event)

Making The Best Ideas Happen! The Alliance will be joined by speakers from Halo & IMI International, hear from the experts on: The relevancy of promotions: how many people do…

Alliance People Pulse Q1 2024 – The Findings

Join us for our People Pulse event presented by Annabel Dunstan from our trusted partner Q&R, where we will be joined by a panel of guests to discuss more findings…

How do we use our independence to turbo charge growth? – Entrepreneurs Roundtable

I'm afraid we're now at capacity for the meeting room, if you would like to join the waiting list (in the event of cancellations) please email: kirsty@allindependentagencies.org As independent agency…

Introducing The Alliance Northern Training Programme

We are delighted to be running a face-to-face training programme based in Manchester for 2024.  On 31st January we will be sharing the details to gauge interest in the programme,…

Become a Champion of Independents – Meet the Alliance

‘Meet The Alliance’ is an informal online session for anyone curious about our purpose, our services and how we’re adding value daily to our ever-expanding membership of over 100 ambitious,…

Navigating Your Path to Success – GreenJam: With Vonnie Alexander (Member Event)

  Our next GreenJam session: Navigating Your Path to Success" is an enlightening one-hour online event designed specifically for professionals seeking meaningful career progression. In this dynamic session, we'll delve…

Learning & Development Programme

We connect independent minds with the best thinking in the business.

The Alliance Learning & Development Programme has been designed through consultation with our members, trainers and industry leaders, providing relevant and timely interventions to meet the changing needs of our industry. We provide comprehensive training for the entire organisation.

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Forthcoming Training Sessions

MHFA ENGLAND CERTIFIED TRAINING : Mental Health Awareness (4 Hour Online Workshop)
MHFA ENGLAND CERTIFIED TRAINING : Mental Health Awareness (4 Hour Online Workshop)
MHFA ENGLAND CERTIFIED TRAINING : Mental Health Awareness (4 Hour Online Workshop)
MHFA ENGLAND CERTIFIED TRAINING : Mental Health Awareness (4 Hour Online Workshop)
MHFA ENGLAND CERTIFIED TRAINING : Mental Health First Aid Champion (Full Day Course)
MHFA ENGLAND CERTIFIED TRAINING : Mental Health First Aid Champion (Full Day Course)
MHFA ENGLAND CERTIFIED TRAINING : Mental Health First Aid Champion (Full Day Course)
MHFA ENGLAND CERTIFIED TRAINING : Mental Health First Aider (Two Day Online Course)
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