Independence Creative Agencies and Design Firms
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Mod Op
Advertising, Social Media, Design Strategy, Digital Strategy, and Marketing Strat...
FULL SERVICE MARCOM AGENCY + DIGITAL CREATIVE STUDIO - Mod Op is an independent marketing communications agency with the vision to identify your opportunities and the ability to deliver the right methods to achieve them. At Mod Op, everything we do starts with understanding your business. Only then can we align on how to achieve your goals. We deliver holistically with brand strategy and fully integrated marketing communication campaigns, or tactically with the execution of individual specialties such as UX/UI, tech stack optimization, branded video, or SEO. Our mode of operation is agnostic. We adapt our methods according to your opportunity.
J.Schmid
Direct Marketing
ABOUT US - We believe in the power of creativity to solve any business challenge. We combine the data-driven science of marketing with the seductive storytelling of branding. Every brand has a story, we can help tell it across channels: websites, catalog, email, direct mail, social, retail, skywriting - doesn't matter. The message is what matters. The fact that we sell direct to consumers means we’re focused on results. The fact that we’re also “brand guys” means we understand the bigger picture. We believe we’re unlike any other agency out there.
ZIV
Digital Strategy
ABOUT ZIV - ZIV is a woman owned strategic marketing firm. We create positive impact through design and strategic innovation as applied to branding, websites, apps, content & marketing so they are worth investing in. People love great experiences, and we strategically transform brands, digital products and marketing to engage customers, by understanding you. ZIV’s clients include Garmin, Four Seasons, Avalara, CBIZ and The Center for Creative Leadership. Founded in 2004, and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, ZIV works with brands around the world. Win by design. Ignite brilliance.
Bernstein-Rein
Advertising
INVENTING A BETTER WAY TO GROW - BR is an independent agency that does more than create ads. We invent a better way. Ad agencies start with a consumer problem and create an ad campaign. We’re different. We’re entrepreneurs who see a consumer problem and then invent a better way. Sometimes that better way is advertising. Sometimes, it’s not. Inventing a better way is exactly what we’ve been doing for more than 50 years. We’ve started businesses, grown businesses, sold businesses. We’ve developed entirely new retail models. And yes, we’ve created some of the country’s best known ad campaigns. There’s always a better way. Take it from an agency who’s not just in the advertising business. But in the business business.
Willoughby Design
Graphic / Communication
DESIGNING ENDEARING BRANDS - In a world where women make 80% of all buying decisions, our female perspective and design sensibilities help clients connect their brands with buyers and believers. We help brands invent, reinvent, reach her, sell on shelf and endear year round. We believe that good design is life enhancing and moves humankind from passive to purposeful. We design to inform, delight and inspire everyday life. We bring a potent and proven design method to help your brand innovate, perform and deliver its unique brand promise. With offices in Kansas City and San Francisco we work with clients around the country and globe. Our team is comprised of talented, smart, passionate and creative humans. We’re Millennials, GenXers and Boomers with very different sets of experiences and viewpoints that influence our work. We are consumers and, most importantly, we are design thinkers. As a woman-owned and operated firm, we have honed our expertise around our favorite things: vibrant retail and brand experiences in the categories of food, fashion and well-being. Willoughby is recognized by industry peers as one of the leading global design firms. As writers, speakers and teachers, we are frequently asked to provide expertise to the trade, clients and publications. Willoughby Design has received awards and been published in Communications Arts, Print Magazine, TheDieLine, How Magazine, AIGA and Graphis. Members of Willoughby Design have presented at conferences including TED, Marketing to Women Conference and Kauffman Foundation. Our leadership is also very involved with several boards and committees including AIGA National, AIGA Kansas City, AIGA San Francisco, Win-Win and KC & SF Design Weeks.
Adparlor
Influencer Marketing
ABOUT ADPARLOR - AdParlor is a data-driven digital paid media agency. Our strategy and execution unlocks growth and maximizes ROAS for world-class and emerging brands. With partnerships across the social and digital platforms, the AdParlor team is steeped in best practices and effective strategies which we customize to enable each client to reach their performance goals. Our depth of knowledge across retail and e-commerce enables our teams to serve as an extension of your marketing team, providing strategic guidance, transparent and insightful reporting, and flawless execution. Are you interested in discussing how the experts at AdParlor can help you execute high performing full-funnel digital media and influencer campaigns that drive growth? Contact us at https://adparlor.com or [email protected]
Sullivan Higdon & Sink
Advertising
WE HATE SHEEP - Borderless ideas for brands that want to stand out from the flock. The people of Sullivan Higdon & Sink hate sheep because they remind us of marketing that follows instead of leads. Strategies that should be put out to pasture in today’s marketing multiverse. And docile ideas that inherently blend in If you’re considering changes or additions to your agency roster, SHS is ready to prove that our unique structure, borderless approach and burning hatred for sheep can do great things for your brand. Blue chip clients who could work with any agency in the country choose to work with SHS because they want to stand out from the flock. Our work is integrated from the start. Our collaborative style and sparkling personalities make taking on any challenge a little more fun. And the results we deliver make CEOs and Boards of Directors very happy. No, SHS is not the right agency for every brand. But maybe, just maybe, we’re the right agency for you. Let’s find out. Make the bold/gutsy/daring decision to make your brand truly remarkable. Whether it’s a new agency engagement or an important project that needs some extra oomph, we’d relish the chance to help you learn to love hating sheep. The agency’s creative work has been recognized by Communication Arts, The One Show, Archive and The National Addys. In 2008, the Business Marketing Association named SHS its Agency of the Year.
Department Zero
Experiential Marketing
WE ARE THE INVISIBLE INFLUENCE - The secret weapon. The brand activation agency that helps client partners build and educate new audiences, promote their products and create bonds with consumers through innovative experiential, social and promotional marketing.
Barkley
Advertising
A FIERCELY INDEPENDENT ADVERTISING AGENCY - Founded in 1964, Barkley is one of the largest independent agencies in the country and is 100% employee-owned. Our independence leads to fast decisions and actions, employee ownership fosters a sense of accountability that is hard to match. We are able to attract the best talent and consistently invest in training, growing every partner’s passion. At Barkley, we take pride in future-proofing business models and modernizing iconic brands. We do this by first understanding modern consumers. In fact, we’ve written two books on the topic of Marketing to Millennials®. We are more than an ad agency, though. We are integrated business partners who are analytic and innovative at the core, using data to drive marketing conversation and strategies. This culture of innovation allows us to partner with our clients to create the solutions of the future. Our emerging technology innovation practice has built and deployed new technologies that create more engagement with the savviest generation of consumers we’ve ever seen. Our network of integrated partner companies allows us to be nimble in all aspects of our work, engaging the right resources at the right time. From consulting to PR, data solutions, brand identity and everything in between, our network strengthens our ability to solve every problem with the right approach. Barkley exists with the purpose to Add Good. We believe that innovation and creativity can change the world. To do this, we have to actively contribute at every possible moment. It’s this philosophy of action and commitment we ask everyone at Barkley to be a part of.
Graphicmachine
Digital Strategy
MARKETING FOR ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION - Founded by a former architect, Graphicmachine modernizes marketing and business development for architecture, engineering and construction firms. Our thoughtful, tailored approach fosters personal connections with your target audiences and gives them the information they need to make a buying decision in the way they want to receive it – without compromising your brand. We understand the A/E/C ecosystems, the importance of relationships, and the specific sales cycles. We know what will be effective at every stage of marketing and business development, from making an initial impression to closing a deal.
emfluence
Digital Strategy
ABOUT EMFLUENCE - At emfluence, our goal is to turn every client’s online marketing effort into an amazing success story. We want to dig in with you, to find out who your customers are, what they like, and where they want to meet you so that together, we can get to know them one-to-one and then some. We’ve been around long enough to go through our fair share of coffee mug slogans, but there’s one we still like to call up from the archives: we’ve been doing digital since dial-up. If you're looking for a marketing agency that lives and breathes digital, let's talk. We're particularly excitable about the services below: Email marketing Marketing automation, CRM integration, and automated emails Solutions to website optimization and conversion challenges eCommerce websites, cart management, and email communications Social Media engagement tools and solutions Website development in Drupal, Magento, and Wordpress Programmatic advertising, paid search, and paid media SEO and inbound marketing strategy
Code Koalas
Web
GENERALLY AWESOME COMPANY - Code Koalas is a IT & Web company based in Kansas City, MO. There is a long story behind the name. Someday we'll type it up on a funny story page. But until then, the short version is that a small koala puppet ( belonging to our owner's daughter ) made it's way into our office, worked it's way up the corporate ladder to become the office mascot, and eventually became the face of the company. We enjoy what we do in cyberspace, and we like to have fun doing it. That being said, we take our customer service and solutions in the "real world" seriously. We want to provide you with real solutions - not technological frustrations. And we want to put those solutions in your control, not hold them over your head once your site is launched.