Wier/Stewart

What Wier/Stewart does

Wier/Stewart is a strategic creative agency founded in 2005 by Alex Wier as a garage studio in Augusta, Georgia, and now operating from a downtown headquarters at 982 Broad Street. The firm operates as Wier/Stewart, LLC, an independently held private company co-led by founder and Chief Creative Officer Alex Wier and President/Director of Partnerships Daniel Stewart, doing business as "Weird Smart." It employs approximately 25-30 creative professionals across strategy, design, development, video, photography, social, and account management disciplines, and has a wholly-owned promotional products subsidiary called Showpony.

The agency's core offering is an integrated suite of creative services: brand strategy (discovery, positioning, purpose, planning, audits), marketing strategy and research, paid media planning and buying across traditional and digital channels, social media marketing, digital marketing (SEO, SEM, email, content), brand identity and visual systems, graphic design and packaging, advertising campaigns, video production, and website development including Shopify e-commerce. It serves mid-market and enterprise clients through direct sales and consultative engagements, with revenue generated via project-based and retainer professional-services agreements.

Customers span a diversified set of verticals including education (USC Aiken, Augusta University, Aquinas High School), government (Georgia Cyber Center, Destination Augusta), financial services (TaxSlayer, Queensborough National Bank, Listerhill Credit Union, Morris Bank), real estate (Union Terminal Warehouse, Crawford Square, Blanchard & Calhoun, Southeastern), nonprofit (Golden Harvest Food Bank), sports and events (Junior Invitational at Sage Valley), tourism (Visit McKinney), and consumer brands (VeryVera, SlumberPod, Go Buy Plants). Documented client outcomes include an 84% increase in freshmen applications for USC Aiken, 12% growth in tuition deposits for Augusta University, and over 50,000 social media engagements during a single tournament week for the Junior Invitational. The agency has accumulated national Addy awards from the American Advertising Federation and features in Communication Arts, Print Magazine, and How Magazine, while continuing to operate from a single Augusta office serving primarily the Southeast US.

Name

Wier/Stewart

Legal name

Wier / Stewart, LLC.

Website

https://wierstewart.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wier/Stewart is a privately held strategic creative agency in Augusta, Georgia, founded in 2005, providing integrated brand strategy, marketing, media buying, digital, social, video, and website development services to mid-market and enterprise clients across education, financial services, government, and consumer verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gaussan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: Agency generates revenue through professional services engagements including brand strategy, creative services, digital marketing, media buying, and website development. Services are billed through project-based work and ongoing retainer relationships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Wier/Stewart is a strategic creative firm that delivers brand strategy, marketing strategy, media buying, social media marketing, digital marketing, brand identity, graphic design, advertising campaigns, video production, and website design/development. The agency combines strategic thinking with creative execution to help clients clarify their message, align teams around a unified strategy, and build brand momentum.

Product overview

Wier/Stewart is a strategic creative agency that operates as a single unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The agency's services are organized around core competencies: Brand Strategy (discovery workshops, positioning, purpose, planning, audits), Marketing Strategy (integrated plans, research, surveys, reporting), Media Buying (paid media strategy, planning, vendor management, traditional and digital media buying, social paid ads), Social Media Marketing (playbooks, audits, organic management, community management, influencer management, social listening), Digital Marketing (strategy, management, email marketing, SEO, SEM, content marketing), Brand Identity (naming, logo design, visual identity, brand guidelines), Graphic Design (print collateral, publications, environmental design, packaging, merchandise), Ad Campaigns (conceptual exploration, script development, storyboarding, multi-channel ad concepts), Video Production (broadcast, testimonials, brand reveals, documentaries), and Website Development (marketing sites, e-commerce, Shopify, microsites). These services are delivered as integrated creative solutions rather than standalone product modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brand Strategy Strategic consulting services including discovery workshops, brand positioning, brand purpose, brand planning, brand audits, messaging strategy, and culture alignment to establish a foundation for clients' brands.
• Marketing Strategy Strategic planning for marketing campaigns including integrated marketing plans, industry research, surveys and reporting to outline roadmaps for deploying tactics and measuring effectiveness.
• Media Buying Paid media management including paid media strategy, paid media planning, vendor management, traditional media buying, digital media buying, and social paid ads.
• Social Media Marketing Social media management and strategy services including social media playbooks, audits, organic management, community management, influencer management, and social listening.
• Digital Marketing Comprehensive digital marketing services including digital marketing strategy, management, email marketing, SEO, SEM, and content marketing to establish digital presence.
• Brand Identity Visual identity development including naming, logo design, visual identity systems, event and campaign marks, brand guidelines, and online style guides.
• Graphic Design Design services for print and digital collateral including print collateral, publication design, invitations and mailers, environmental design, tradeshow materials, packaging design, decks and keynotes, client gift boxes, and merchandise design.
• Ad Campaigns Campaign development including conceptual exploration, script development, storyboarding, print advertising concepts, out-of-home concepts, digital ad concepts, social media ad concepts, non-traditional ideation, and asset buildout.
• Video Production Video production services including broadcast and streaming video, episodic featurettes, testimonials, sizzle reels, brand reveals, product spotlights and tutorials, legacy features, mockumentaries, and mini-documentaries.
• Website Development Website design and development including marketing websites, e-commerce, Shopify sites, single-page or microsites, website audits and evaluations, hosting and maintenance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 84% increase in freshmen applications for USC Aiken
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ShowponyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPromotional products partner for merchandise and branded goods. Showpony handles promo products questions for Wier/Stewart clients. Referenced as 'Promo Products Questions / [email protected]' on the contact page.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• 72andSunny: Los Angeles-based global creative agency with comparable brand campaign development emphasis. Comparable on creative-led, full-service positioning but materially larger and broader in geographic scope.
• Wieden+Kennedy: Portland-based globally recognized independent creative agency with similar integrated creative-and-strategy roots. Comparable on creative reputation and independent ownership, but operates at significantly larger scale across global brands.

Direct peers

• Lewis Communications: Independent, full-service creative agency based in Birmingham, AL with comparable Southeast US footprint, mid-market/enterprise client mix, and integrated brand-to-media capabilities. Closest peer by region, structure, and offering.
• Tombras Group: Knoxville, TN-based independent agency offering brand strategy, creative, media, and digital under one roof. Comparable as a Southeast-rooted, full-service independent competing for regional and national mid-market accounts.
• Luckie & Company: Birmingham, AL independent agency with strategy, creative, media, and data capabilities serving regional and national brands. Directly comparable on independence, regional roots, and full-service scope.
• The Variable: Winston-Salem, NC independent agency of similar size (~80 people) offering brand, creative, media, and content services. Comparable on independent ownership, Southeast presence, and mid-market positioning.
• The Richards Group: Dallas, TX independent brand-building agency with strategy, creative, media, and digital capabilities serving mid-market and enterprise clients. Comparable as a mid-sized independent creative firm with full-service breadth.
• RPA: Santa Monica, CA independent creative and media agency with similar integrated brand-and-media offering. Comparable on independent positioning and full-service creative delivery to enterprise clients.
• Biggs|Gilmore: Kalamazoo, MI independent agency providing brand strategy, creative, media, and digital. Comparable as a mid-sized independent offering the same integrated capabilities to enterprise clients.

Others

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Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/wierstewart
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wier-stewart
• Instagraminstagram.com/wierstewart
• Xx.com/wierstewart

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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