Compass Marketing + Advertising Partners

Name

Compass Marketing + Advertising Partners

Legal name

Compass Marketing & Advertising Partners

Website

https://weareyourcompass.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Compass Marketing & Advertising Partners is a Topeka, Kansas-based full-service marketing agency serving small-to-mid-size businesses and nonprofits with strategy, creative, media buying, social, web design, and coaching.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marketing and Advertising Agency Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (54181), Media Buying Agencies (54183), Marketing Consulting Services (541613)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Advertising (7310), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Creative Concepting & Campaign Development (BPAFAEAD)

Keywords

• Marketing agency services
• Advertising media buying
• Brand strategy development
• Social media management
• Web design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Topeka, KS

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Marketing Agency Services: Professional services revenue model providing comprehensive marketing and advertising services including strategic planning, creative branding, digital advertising, web design, social media management, reporting/optimization, and coaching/training. Revenue generated through client engagements and service fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Compass Marketing + Advertising Partners is a full-service marketing and advertising agency that delivers strategic planning, creative branding, advertising and media buying (digital and traditional), social media management, web design and maintenance, reporting and optimization, and coaching/training services to regional businesses and nonprofits. The agency operates its own proprietary Compass Cloud Campaign platform to plan, schedule, and execute client campaigns across multiple channels. Services are bundled and customized per client engagement via quote-based pricing.

Product overview

Compass Marketing & Advertising Partners is a full-service marketing and advertising agency based in Topeka, KS, offering a unified suite of services organized around its proprietary Compass Cloud Campaign platform. The portfolio spans eight core service modules: Strategic Planning (market research, campaign development, sales and marketing alignment), Creative & Branding (logos, visual identity, print and digital collateral), Advertising & Media Buying (digital tactics including retargeting and geofencing plus traditional media), Social Media & Content (strategy, creation, platform management, and reporting), Reporting & Optimization (analytics dashboards, A/B testing, SEO insights, and campaign tracking), Web Design & Maintenance (primarily WordPress-based website development, UX/UI, landing pages, and ADA compliance), and Coaching & Training (business coaching, leadership development, and keynote speaking). Supporting the service portfolio is the Marketing Genius content hub, which provides blog posts, webinars, podcasts, and downloadable strategic planning worksheets to educate clients and prospects. The agency also leverages AI-powered tools (ChatGPT, Midjourney, Canva AI, Jasper, Synthesia) as part of its content creation workflow.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Compass Cloud: Compass's proprietary campaign management and planning platform/tool.

Products and services

• Strategic Planning Strategic planning, market research, campaign development, and sales and marketing alignment services to help businesses define goals and build actionable marketing roadmaps.
• Creative & Branding Logo design, visual identity development, messaging strategy, and collateral design for both print and digital channels, helping businesses articulate their brand story.
• Advertising & Media Buying Digital advertising including retargeting and geofencing paired with traditional media buying, leveraging data-driven targeting across digital and broadcast channels.
• Social Media & Content Social media strategy, content creation, calendar and platform management, and reporting across social networks for client brands.
• Reporting & Optimization Campaign tracking, analytics dashboards, social media reports, keyword audits, A/B testing, SEO performance insights, and website audits to guide data-backed marketing decisions.
• Web Design & Maintenance Website design, UX/UI optimization, landing pages and funnels, hosting, analytics setup, SEO integration, ADA compliance, performance monitoring, and content updates primarily on WordPress.
• Coaching & Training Business coaching, group coaching, communication coaching, leadership development, workshop facilitation, strategic growth guidance, and keynote speaking engagements for teams and organizations.

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration18 records

AI capability8 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Callahan Creek: Lawrence, Kansas-based full-service marketing agency serving brands with strategy, creative, media, and digital capabilities. Most geographically proximate peer, with similar Midwestern SMB and brand client mix.
• Atomic Dust: St. Louis-based full-service B2B branding and marketing agency offering strategy, branding, web, and digital services. Comparable independent Midwestern agency serving mid-market and B2B clients.
• Barkley: Kansas City-based independent full-service advertising agency offering strategy, creative, media, and digital services to regional and national brands. Closely comparable to Compass in independent ownership and Midwest full-service positioning, though substantially larger in headcount and client scope.
• Bernstein-Rein: Kansas City-based independent full-service advertising agency serving brands across advertising, media, and digital. Highly comparable as an independently owned Midwest full-service peer with overlapping service modules.
• GlynnDevins: Kansas City-area full-service marketing agency with a strong focus on senior living and mid-market clients. Comparable as a Midwestern independent full-service peer with overlapping service modules.
• MMGY Global: Kansas City-headquartered integrated marketing firm offering advertising, digital, public relations, and branding services. Comparable Midwest independent agency with overlapping creative and digital service offerings.
• Lemma (now part of Goodway Group): Programmatic media and advertising services firm with strong Kansas City presence. Comparable as a regional media-buying and advertising services peer that overlaps directly with Compass's media buying capability.

Broad incumbents

• VML: Global advertising and brand experience agency headquartered in Kansas City. Comparable in service breadth (creative, media, digital, commerce) but operates at a vastly larger scale as part of a global holding-company network.
• Hallmark Corporate: Kansas City-headquartered consumer brand that operates in-house creative, media, and marketing services at scale. Comparable as a Kansas-based marketing/creative employer that competes for the same regional creative talent pool.

Emerging players

• Springboard Brand & Creative: Kansas City-area brand and creative agency serving small and mid-sized businesses with branding, web, and marketing services. Comparable regional full-service peer operating at a similar scale to Compass.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@weareyourcompass7686
• Facebookfacebook.com/p/Compass-Marketing-Advertising-Partners-100086136742838
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/weareyourcompass
• Instagraminstagram.com/weareyourcompass

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 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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