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A FULL SERVICE ST. LOUIS ADVERTISING AGENCY

We may be a St. Louis, Missouri advertising agency, but its not uncommon for our to be on conference calls and video chats with clients from across the country. You're also likely to find us traveling for production to areas like Jacksonville, Denver, Nashville, LA or Baltimore (just to name a few). And, of course, all around the St. Louis area. We think we have the best combination around: deeply rooted in our midwest value system with an unwavering belief that hard work and perseverance pays off in the long run, plus an extensive agency network of reliable and trustworthy partnerships and resources in St. Louis as well as nationwide.

30 years in the St. Louis marketing and advertising agency community...and counting.

In October of 1991, our agency was founded in the dining room of agency principal Kevin Reardon. The start-up agency with the quirky brain logo quickly got off the ground, and soon relocated to the hip and burgeoning Locust Business District on the western edge of downtown St. Louis. Today, our advertising agency occupies a one-of-a-kind second-floor space in the historic .Zack building – home to Turn restaurant, Kranzberg Arts Foundation and more.


St. Louis' best creative-driven, full-service advertising agency with a strong strategic backbone.


We know that branding is more about your logo and color palette. Our agency has never wavered from our commitment to translate insightful brand strategy into compelling, breakthrough creative advertising. Using our Fresh Thinking process, we’ve risen to marketing and advertising challenges for numerous brands in myriad categories including home, health, life and non-profit organizations. 

  • We’ve restaged a venerable university as a place where individuality can flourish.
  • We’ve invited families to come out and play to experience the joys and wonders of wildlife at a world-renowned attraction.
  • We’ve revitalized a longstanding nonprofit organization by putting a modern, adventurous spin on tradition.
  • We’ve demonstrated how unique kitchen surfaces can fulfill a personal vision.
  • We’ve even brought unification to the largest nonprofit U.S. health system, highlighting their compassionate approach to care. 


All increasing growth and generating convincing marketing results. 

Positioning with Purpose™

Our proven process is based upon the agency’s experience that the most compelling marketing and advertising connects with human values in a dramatic way. Whether the communication evokes laughter, tears, yearning, passion or stimulates a refreshing thought, great brand image advertising touches the heart. At Advertising Savants, we believe captivating, creative advertising falls short unless it possesses the power to build an emotional connection with consumers/customers. (And we believe that is true whether in the traditional space or the digital or social media space.) It is the difference between merely gaining a share of the customers’ mind versus owning a piece of their heart. All of the communications we produce are borne of an element of humanity—an emotive quality that connects human values with a brand’s value point of distinction.


An Independent St. Louis Based Boutique Marketing Agency

A big advertising agency housed in big buildings with big conference rooms are sometimes, regrettably, filled with big egos. So, the idea of working with a marketing agency with a dozen or so associates may seem a little different. But we embrace it. Spend a little time with us and we think you'll come to understand and embrace the characteristics and differences of today’s modern independent advertising agency.

A melting pot of St. Louis marketing and advertising agency veterans and youthful creatives.

Our management team and agency veterans have had their careers take them to advertising agencies in Los Angeles, Dallas, Austin, Kansas City and of course, St. Louis. Their experience comes from a wide array of categories and includes award-winning marketing campaigns for brands like Honda, Acura, Farmers Insurance, La-Z-Boy, Southwest Airlines, and Chick-fil-A. We mix that with some of our more 'youthful' teammates whose careers are just taking off, and we watch the magic happen. We believe this multi-generational approach is the perfect recipe for success.


Our St. Louis advertising agency has become a natural habitat of multitaskers.

Account Directors learn to take killer photographs. Copywriters and graphic designers help develop key strategic insights. Art Directors cover recording sessions. Digital Strategists lead video shoots. This approach not only provides everyone with a wider view of the advertising business as a whole, it makes us all eminently more valuable. Just ask our agency Office Manager, Roxanne, who once starred in one of our radio spots. This get it done attitude means we make every minute and every dollar count, which leads to my next point.


Working with an independent advertising agency is a cost-effective way to get the absolute most out of a marketing budget.

We’re not saddled with tremendous agency overhead, so we can be very competitive with our bids when we really want a client or project. We strive to be one of the most efficient ad agencies in the United States. With a lean and hungry agency staff, our turnaround times are fast. And, due to the very nature of small companies, our clients have our undivided attention every day of the week. For them, speaking with someone at the agency who can immediately make things happen is as easy as picking up the phone.


You're working with family.

Besided being an agency, we're also a family. We don't expect an invite over for holidays (although, that has happened). But, our family vibe ensures we know each other well. You know everyone's names, their job functions, their musical tastes, their favorite downtown St. Louis spots, their lunch preferences, even the names of their children and pets. Shared experiences. And guess what? When people really know each other at an agency, they trust each other. At our agency, everyone has everyone else’s back. This even extends to the brands we serve, which means they know their projects are going to get done on time and on budget – come hell or high water – with the power of the entire agency team.


Enjoy a culture that’s all about collaboration.

Truth is, it’s easier to collaborate with various disciplines when you see them every morning in the agency kitchen. Sharing ideas happens frequently and organically at our St. Louis agency. And when that happens, our creative product wins. And when that happens, our clients win. And when that happens, we throw a party. Yeah, that’s one of the biggest differences of all. Our agency still knows how to have fun.

When we say full-service agency, we mean full-service agency.

Our core competencies fall into three distinct focus areas: brand strategy, creative development and audience engagement.


But our agency's passion is to provide fresh thinking in every stage of the marketing process. We begin with an emotional brand positioning which is then leveraged into strategic marketing communications. Through the years, our agency's approach has evolved and now takes into consideration the full spectrum of consumer engagement, from traditional media to digital marketing such as online presence, search marketing, display and social media.


Beyond our agency's core competencies, our credentials also include the following marketing services, disciplines and areas of expertise:


  • Brand development
  • Logo design, standards and collateral design
  • Complete marketing rollout implementation
  • Creative development and execution
  • Digital marketing planning
  • Marketing research
  • Marketing strategies and strategic planning
  • Online presence optimization
  • Print, broadcast and digital production
  • Direct response & lead generation
  • Inbound/content marketing
  • Website design
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  • Email marketing
  • Paid search and paid social advertising
  • Traditional and online media planning and buying


Plus, if there's an area we're not strong in, we have a broad network of agency resources including directors, producers, public relations professionals and more. We'll simply make the introduction.

Digital marketing is one of our tactics, but not our ONLY tactic.

Everyone claims to be a marketing professional these days. They read a book that tells them how to run social media ads and suddenly they're experts who specialize in digital marketing and have started an internet marketing agency. That's not us. Our history and reputation of doing great creative work that leads to the growth of businesses speaks for itself in St. Louis an throughout the country. We understand when digital marketing should be a part of the strategy and when more traditional approaches are a better fit. We know your company is far from cookie cutter and likely won't fit perfectly into a certain 'package.' That's why our agency solutions are custom built for you.

Along the way, our marketing and advertising work has received St. Louis area, national and international recognition. 

We've been recognized by all kinds of people, including DesignRush. But, what motivates our advertising agency more than the awards and accolades is delivering on our promise to help companies fulfill their purpose for the greater good. Always guided by a culture of transparency and trust, we work incredibly hard to know and understand our clients, their business and their customer. Because, in the end, our work is a reflection of those relationships. Inspiring, impactful and undeniably rewarding. 

We'd love to partner with you.

We work with companies of all sizes, in St. Louis and across the country. We'd love the opportunity to meet or connect online to chat more about your business goals and how we can partner with you to help make those a reality.

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