Christie Fountain Advertising

Name

Christie Fountain Advertising

Legal name

Christie Fountain Advertising, Inc.

Website

https://christiefountain.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ocean Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Creative Services: Professional services revenue generated through copywriting, graphic design, broadcast production, print production, media planning and buying. Services are offered without contracts or minimum guarantees, providing flexibility for clients with fluctuating workloads.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Christie Fountain Advertising is a full-service creative advertising agency offering copywriting, graphic design, broadcast production, print production, media planning, and media buying services. The agency delivers work across broadcast, digital, print/outdoor, and specialty advertising categories for small businesses, in-house marketing departments, and other advertising agencies. Services are provided on a project basis without contracts or minimum guarantees, with senior creative staff working directly with clients on every engagement.

Product overview

Christie Fountain Advertising is an advertising agency offering creative marketing and advertising services to small businesses, large businesses with fluctuating workloads, and other advertising agencies. The agency's service portfolio is organized into distinct offerings: copywriting (short and long-form), ghostwriting, graphic design (using Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), concepts and strategies, broadcast production, print production, media planning, and media buying. Their work is categorized into four main practice areas: Broadcast Advertising (TV/video content), Digital Advertising (websites, social media, videos), Print & Outdoor Advertising (collateral, annual reports, brochures, posters, billboards, direct mail), and Specialty Advertising (event invitations, promotional items, packaging, signage). The agency also provides pro bono services for worthwhile community causes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Copywriting Services Professional copywriting services ranging from short and pithy copy to long and technical content for various advertising and marketing materials.
• Graphic Design Services Design services utilizing industry-standard tools including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, covering RGB to CMYK color workflows for advertising and marketing material production.
• Broadcast Production Television and video production services including casting, producing, and editing for advertising campaigns, with recognized broadcast work winning Best of Broadcast and Best of Show ADDY Awards.
• Print Production Print production services optimizing price, quality, and vendor selection for specialty mailers, signage, and standard collateral materials.
• Media Planning Media research, strategy development, scheduling, and measurement services spanning traditional to new media channels.
• Media Buying Media purchasing services including reviewing, negotiating, placing, and billing for advertising placements across media channels.
• Concepts and Strategies Creative concept development and strategic marketing planning services including namestorming and campaign planning.
• Ghostwriting Services Confidential ghostwriting projects for clients requiring anonymous or private authorship of content.

Quantifiable outcome

• 13 ADDY Awards in 2012-2013 including Best of Show
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Lewis Communications: Mid-size independent creative and marketing agency headquartered in Birmingham, AL. Comparable in serving regional enterprise and mid-market clients across the Southeast with full-service creative, digital, and media capabilities.
• Luckie & Company: Independent advertising and marketing agency in Birmingham, AL with comparable full-service offering across creative, media planning/buying, digital, and PR, serving similar regional and enterprise clients.
• Red Square Agency: Mobile, Alabama-based creative agency with a similar Gulf Coast regional footprint, offering branding, advertising, digital, and media services to comparable mid-market and enterprise clients.
• Peter Mayer Advertising: Independently owned New Orleans-based ad agency offering creative, media, digital, and brand strategy services, comparable in size, structure, and full-service scope to CFA.
• Trumpet: New Orleans independent creative agency offering advertising, branding, digital, and content services to a comparable mix of regional consumer and B2B clients in the Gulf South.
• Big Communications: Birmingham, Alabama-based independent agency with full-service advertising, PR, digital, and media offerings. Comparable in scale and geographic positioning to CFA.
• The Tombras Group: Independently owned Knoxville, Tennessee agency providing advertising, media, digital, and analytics services, broadly comparable in independent-agency positioning though larger in scale.

Regional players

• Mabus Agency: Mississippi-based creative agency with similar Gulf Coast/Mississippi regional focus, offering branding and advertising services to local and regional clients.

Broad incumbents

• Ogilvy: Global advertising holding-company network offering the full spectrum of creative, media, and advertising services CFA provides, but at vastly larger scale and with a much broader geographic footprint.
• The Richards Group: Large independent U.S. advertising agency known for full-service creative work; not a direct regional competitor but represents the broader independent-agency competitive set CFA operates against for larger client opportunities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CFAdvertising
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCMvL9leePGWDM_9Cr6MbSQw
• Facebookfacebook.com/ChristieFountainAdvertising
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/christie-fountain-advertising

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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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