Kick Ass Media

What Kick Ass Media does

Kick Ass Media Inc., operating as KA Media, is a privately held Canadian specialty printing and event display company founded in 2007 and headquartered in Belleville, Ontario. The company designs, manufactures, and ships portable event branding displays, with its core product being Step & Repeat Backdrops offered in three frame configurations: accordion-style Expand frames, pillowcase-style Quick Click frames, and premium Edge frames with hidden stitch lines. Production uses dye sublimation printing on wrinkle-resistant, glare-free jersey knit polyester fabric, with custom sizing ranging from 5 feet to 30 feet wide.

The company sells its products through a direct sales motion (toll-free phone, email, and website contact forms) under a quote-based pricing model with 100% upfront payment. Revenue streams include one-time sales of physical event display hardware (backdrops, trade show displays, event tents, feather flags, banner stands), professional graphic design services, and one-on-one consulting/coaching for event branding strategy. Two proprietary programs underpin the value proposition: the Color-Sure Matching Guarantee, which requires Pantone code or physical swatch approval and offers free reprint on color mismatch, and the Lifetime Frame Warranty, which provides free parts replacement for as long as the customer owns the hardware.

Kick Ass Media serves a mix of enterprise brands and nonprofit organizations across North America, with visible clients including Disney, Toronto International Film Festival, Tim Hortons, Skittles, Ipsy, Woodbine Entertainment, Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival, WE Charity, MS Society, and Children's Safety Village. The company has 11-50 employees and operates without disclosed outside funding, M&A activity, or strategic partnerships. Distribution is centralized from its Ontario facility using major couriers across Canada and the United States. The company maintains a 4.9-star Google rating and emphasizes one-dedicated-representative-per-customer white-glove service as a core differentiator.

Name

Kick Ass Media

Legal name

Kick Ass Media Inc.

Website

https://kamedia.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kick Ass Media is a privately held Canadian specialty printer, founded in 2007 and based in Belleville, Ontario, that designs and manufactures portable step-and-repeat backdrops, trade show displays, and outdoor event displays for enterprise brands, agencies, and nonprofit organizations across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Display Printing

NAICS

Apparel Manufacturing (315), Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing (339920)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300), Sporting & Athletic Goods, Nec (3949)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAFAMAL

Custom Printing & Decoration Services (Screen Print, Embroidery, Laser)

Business & Public Services/Marketing, Advertising & PR Services/Promotional Products & Sales Promotion Services

Keywords

• Step and repeat backdrops
• Trade show displays
• Portable event displays
• Event branding printing
• Custom outdoor signage

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Display Products: One-time sale of physical event displays including step and repeat backdrops, trade show booths, tents, flags, and banners. Hardware sold with lifetime warranty. Fabric prints attach via velcro system allowing reusability.
2. Graphic Design Services: Professional graphic design services for artwork preparation and customization. These services are non-returnable and charged separately from product purchases.
3. Consulting and Coaching: One-on-one consulting and coaching services for event branding strategy. Provided as separate service offering unless otherwise agreed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kick Ass Media designs, prints, and ships portable event display products including step & repeat backdrops, trade show displays, event tents, feather flags, and outdoor banner stands. Products are built on dye sublimation printing onto wrinkle-resistant jersey knit polyester mounted to aluminum pop-up frames, and are sold primarily to brands, agencies, and event organizers across North America. Adjacent services include custom graphic design and one-on-one event branding consulting.

Product overview

Kick Ass Media is a physical printed display and event branding company offering a portfolio of portable marketing displays. The core product line centers on Step & Repeat Backdrops available in three frame styles (Expand, Quick Click, The Edge), with specialized variants for different event types including Galas, Movie Premieres, Press Conferences, Conferences, and Marketing Activations. Adjacent to the backdrop line, the company offers Trade Show Displays (including Expand Towers and banner stands) and a complete Portable Outdoor Displays category featuring Event Tents, Flags/Feather Flags, and Outdoor Banner Stands. Supplementary products include Red Carpets, LED Lights, Podium Signs, Sponsorship Signs, Table Throws, and Selfie Walls. All products are backed by a Color-Sure Guarantee (exact Pantone color matching or reprint at no cost) and Lifetime Frame Warranty. The company operates since 2007, shipping products across North America from their Ontario, Canada location.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Step & Repeat Backdrops

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.9/5 stars on Google reviews
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Moss: Specialty provider of custom event displays, large-format graphics, signage, and rental exhibit solutions for brands and agencies. Directly comparable in serving enterprise event and brand activation customers with premium printed displays.
• Orbus Exhibit & Display Group: Manufacturer of trade show and event displays including backdrops, banner stands, tents, and modular exhibit systems. Overlaps directly with KA Media's trade show display, outdoor tent, and step-and-repeat product lines.
• Classic Exhibits: Designer and manufacturer of custom trade show exhibits, portable displays, and banner stands. Overlaps with KA Media's trade show and portable display product lines for brand and exhibitor customers.
• APG Exhibits: Provider of custom trade show exhibits, event displays, and rental solutions serving enterprise exhibitors. Comparable to KA Media in product category (custom printed event displays) and customer base (brand exhibitors at trade shows and corporate events).
• Nimlok: Global provider of custom exhibit and event display solutions, including portable and modular displays for trade shows and brand activations. Comparable to KA Media's trade show and event display offering with similar target customers.
• Displays2Go: Broad-line retailer and manufacturer of commercial displays including banner stands, trade show exhibits, sign holders, and outdoor event signage. Offers catalog-driven custom printing products that compete with KA Media's outdoor display and banner categories.
• 4imprint: Large North American promotional products distributor offering custom-printed banners, table throws, signage, and event displays. Directly competes with KA Media across custom printed event materials and serves overlapping brand and agency customers.
• Hamilton Exhibits: Custom trade show and event exhibit producer offering design, fabrication, and rental services for corporate exhibitors. Comparable to KA Media in custom display production and enterprise event customer base, though typically at larger exhibit scale.

Broad incumbents

• Vistaprint (Cimpress): Mass-market custom printing platform offering business cards, banners, signs, and promotional products at scale. Competes with KA Media on printed signage and banners but serves a broader SMB and prosumer base rather than KA Media's premium event niche.

Emerging players

• Makitso: Manufacturer of portable, tool-free event displays including backdrops, banner stands, and pop-up exhibits. Overlaps with KA Media's portable backdrop and trade show display lines with a comparable go-to-market focus on ease-of-setup.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kickassmedia
• Facebookfacebook.com/KickAssMedia
• Instagraminstagram.com/kickassmedia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kick-ass-media

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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