This place is run by entrepreneurs. That explains nearly everything else about it.
You know the type, because you’re the type. You see what needs to happen, and you make it happen. You don’t wait to be told, and when one door closes, you find another. The people who count on you aren’t interested in why it can’t be done.
It doesn’t matter whether you lead a company or a cause. The wiring is the same. You’re all in, and you don’t quit. We’re the same way.
That’s why you’ll never be handled by a system here. You deal with the people who do the work, a founder-led marketing team that knows your name and what keeps you up at night. New clients start month to month, so nothing holds you here but the work itself.
We hold marketing to one standard. It has to work.
Because we run our own shop, your budget gets treated like ours. We put it where it does something, and nowhere else.
That’s why we’ll say the thing most agencies won’t. Most marketing is B.S. It looks impressive, and it can’t tell you what it brought back. We’d rather you never pay for it.
Clever is the entry fee. Effective is the job.
We didn’t make this up.
The idea is a hundred years old. A man named Claude Hopkins proved that advertising has to answer for what it brings back, the way every other line on the budget does. He did it with coupons and split tests, long before anyone had a dashboard. We just refused to forget it.
Our values haven’t changed since the beginning.
- IMindful Marketing
- We approach marketing with a mindful approach, starting from a place of abundance and a belief that there is enough for everyone.
- IIGrowth and Expansion
- We are focused on growth and expansion for everyone. We believe that there is no need for losers in business, and that everyone can succeed.
- IIIGood Vibes Only
- We look for the good in everything, practice gratitude, and give freely. We believe that positive energy attracts positive results.
- IVPeople Buy From People
- We believe that all business is personal, and that people buy from people. We strive to build strong relationships with our clients and their customers.
- VYou Get What You Expect
- We believe that in life and business, we get what we expect. We expect to be successful, and we expect our clients to be successful.
Bring us your skepticism.
Send us the thing that isn’t working. You’ll get a straight read on whether we belong on the job, and if we don’t, the name of someone who does. No pitch, no pressure. You keep that either way.
“What an extremely reliable, helpful group of people. They’re great in a crisis and can solve a problem well on their feet, a wonderful quality in an ad agency!”
Shellie Kreter · Former PR & Communications Director, BBB St. Louis
