Post House Creative

What Post House Creative does

Post House Creative is a privately held, full-service multidisciplinary creative agency headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, operating through a holding structure that includes its core brand, lookthinkmake (LTM, acquired January 2023), Compass Communications (merged with LTM in 2023), and Strategic Design + Advertising (SDA, acquired 2022). The combined firm employs 36 professionals across offices in Columbus (OH), Austin (TX), Denver (CO), and Steamboat Springs (CO), and is owned and directed by founder and CEO Timothy M. Flaherty. The team has collectively won nearly 50 Emmy Awards along with ADDY, Summit International, Communication Arts, and Print Magazine recognition for creative work.

The agency delivers six core service lines: Brand Strategy, Creative Services, Digital Services, Video & Photography, Public Relations, and Photography. It serves enterprise clients across seven primary verticals — Travel & Tourism, Residential & Commercial Real Estate, Sports & Entertainment, Financial Services & Economic Development, Health & Wellness, Home Goods & Services, and Civic/Public/Nonprofit sectors. Named clients include the Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL), Columbus Crew (MLS), JobsOhio, Nationwide Insurance, Renewal by Andersen, Arhaus, Inspirato, Visit Marble Falls, Sixth and Guadalupe, UCHealth, Yampa Valley Bank, and Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation. Documented campaign outcomes include 100+ million PR impressions for the Visit Marble Falls tourism campaign, a 600% lift in organic search clicks, and a $200K+ fundraising result for the Pease Park Conservancy.

Post House Creative operates on a project-based professional services model with customized, quote-based engagements rather than disclosed pricing tiers. Its core technology stack consists of industry-standard creative software and video production equipment; no proprietary software products, APIs, AI capabilities, or patents are disclosed. Growth to date has been driven primarily through acquisitions that expanded both service capabilities (PR via Compass Communications) and geographic reach across Ohio, Texas, and Colorado, rather than through disclosed outside funding — no venture capital or private equity backing appears in the source material.

Name

Post House Creative

Legal name

Lookthinkmake

Website

https://posthouse.tv

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Post House Creative is a privately held full-service creative agency headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, with offices in Austin, Denver, and Steamboat Springs. It delivers brand strategy, video production, digital marketing, and PR services to enterprise clients across tourism, real estate, sports, healthcare, and financial verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Advertising & Creative Services

NAICS

Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219), Graphic Design Services (541430), Photographic Services (54192)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Production Companies (Live-Action) (MPAAAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Post-Production (Editorial, Color, Online Finishing) (MPAAAMAB)

Keywords

• Advertising agency services
• Video production services
• Brand strategy consulting
• Digital marketing services
• Public relations services

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Creative Services: Project-based creative services including brand strategy, creative design, video production, digital marketing, and public relations for enterprise clients across multiple industries including sports, tourism, healthcare, and real estate development.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Post House Creative is a full-service advertising and video production agency offering brand strategy, creative design, video and photography production, digital marketing, and public relations services. The agency delivers customized, project-based creative engagements for enterprise clients across industries including travel and tourism, sports and entertainment, residential and commercial real estate, healthcare, financial services, and economic development. Services are executed by an integrated team of strategists, designers, video producers, and PR specialists across four U.S. offices.

Product overview

Post House Creative is a full-service advertising and video production agency that operates as a unified service-based offering rather than a software platform. The agency's portfolio is organized around six core service disciplines: Brand Strategy (including discovery workshops, platform briefs, and marketing analysis), Creative Services (covering naming, identity design, advertising campaigns, and collateral), Digital Services (encompassing social strategy, media planning/buying, social media management, and website development), Video & Photography (including pre-production through distribution), Public Relations, and specialized Photography and Video Production capabilities. The agency also includes affiliated brands lookthinkmake (an Austin-based advertising and branding firm acquired in 2023), Compass Communications (public relations firm merged with LTM), and Strategic Design + Advertising (a Steamboat Springs-based firm acquired earlier). Together, these entities provide integrated creative services for storytelling and placemaking across industries including travel and tourism, real estate, sports, healthcare, banking, and hospitality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brand Strategy Strategic brand development including brand discovery workshops, brand platform briefs, marketing analysis, and media planning and buying to help brands position themselves effectively.
• Creative Services
• Digital Services
• Video & Photography
• Public Relations

Quantifiable outcome

• Marble Falls tourism campaign achieved 100+ million PR impressions, 56-page seasonal travel guide, and 600% increase in organic search clicks
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• lookthinkmake (LTM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 January 2023PHC acquired Austin-based lookthinkmake, an advertising and branding firm founded in 2008. LTM specializes in storytelling, placemaking, and destination-based marketing with expertise in real estate, hospitality, healthcare, banking, and sports industries. LTM retains its name and branding while becoming a Post House Creative Company. The partnership combines PHC's video production capabilities with LTM's branding and PR expertise.
• Compass CommunicationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 January 2023Austin-based public relations firm founded by award-winning journalist Mary Alice Kaspar. Compass Communications has been the storyteller behind Austin's largest commercial real estate projects and fastest growing companies. The firm merged with lookthinkmake and became part of LTM, a Post House Creative Company. Mary Alice Kaspar becomes Senior Public Relations Director of the new agency.
• Strategic Design + Advertising (SDA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 January 2023Steamboat Springs, Colorado-based strategic design and advertising firm acquired earlier in 2023. Now operating as Post House Creative Company, serving the Colorado mountain resort market and ski industry clients including Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation.
• Alterra Mountain CompanyminorOthersOwner of Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation. PHC has been a creative partner for Steamboat since 2010, producing marketing assets that reach local, regional and national markets.
• Andy Roddick FoundationminorOthersNonprofit foundation for whom PHC developed the Whatchamafeelit social and emotional learning initiative brand and marketing materials.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Martin Agency: Richmond, Virginia-based independent full-service creative agency of similar size serving enterprise clients across brand strategy, creative, digital, and production. Closely comparable in structure and scope to Post House Creative's integrated model.
• Barkley: Kansas City-based independent creative agency with full-service capabilities spanning brand strategy, advertising, media, and digital. Comparable independent mid-size agency serving enterprise clients with integrated offerings.
• RPA: Santa Monica-based independent full-service advertising agency with deep capabilities in creative, media, and production for enterprise brands. Comparable in size and scope as a privately held independent full-service shop.
• The Richards Group: Dallas, Texas-based independent creative agency (now part of Deloitte Digital, but historically a peer-scale independent) serving major regional and national brands. Comparable Texas market presence and full-service creative offerings.
• Carmichael Lynch: Minneapolis-based independent creative agency offering brand strategy, creative, digital, and PR for enterprise clients. Closely comparable independent agency of similar size and service mix.

Regional players

• LRXD: Denver, Colorado-based independent creative agency serving consumer brands across the Mountain West. Comparable regional peer with overlapping geography (Colorado) and full-service creative capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• VMLY&R: Global full-service agency network offering brand strategy, creative, digital, production, and PR at massive scale. Represents the incumbent competitive set PHC competes against for larger enterprise accounts.
• Droga5: Award-winning global creative agency now part of Accenture Song. Comparable on creative excellence and video production capabilities but operates at significantly larger scale and broader geography.
• Mother: Globally recognized independent creative network with offices in New York, London, and other major markets. Comparable on independent creative positioning and integrated brand storytelling, but operates at larger scale.

Emerging players

• Anomaly: Independent creative agency with unconventional integrated model serving major consumer brands. Comparable as a privately held, non-network creative shop competing for similar enterprise clients with integrated offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/posthousetv1
• Facebookfacebook.com/posthousecreative
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/post-house

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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