Advertising Savants

Review

★8.6/10

🇺🇸 St. Louis, MO·2-9 employees·Est. 1991·Reviewed Mar 2026

Creative-driven advertising agency melding media planning with big ideas since 1991

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Best For

Brands seeking award-winning creative with the agility and attention of a boutique agency

Hourly Rate

$100-149/hr

Min. Project

$10K+

Industries

Consumer Products, Healthcare, Financial Services

About Advertising Savants

Advertising Savants is a full-service creative-driven advertising agency founded in 1991 as a two-person creative shop in St. Louis. With a nimble team of about 9 professionals and $4 million in revenue, the agency offers big-agency talent with a small-agency feel. Their creative teams have award-winning backgrounds on major national and international brands, with an approach rooted in audience insight.

Who Advertising Savants Is Best For

Advertising Savants works best for Consumer Products, Healthcare companies that need Creative Development and Brand Strategy. With minimum project size of $10K+, hourly rates of $100-149/hr, they are accessible to small to mid-sized businesses. Based in St. Louis, MO, their primary differentiator is 30+ years in business.

Why Choose Advertising Savants

30+ years in business

Award-winning creative backgrounds

Audience insight-driven approach

Big agency talent, small agency feel

Nimble and responsive team

Things to Consider

—Small team size means limited capacity for large concurrent projects or fast scaling requests

—Senior staff may be stretched across multiple accounts, reducing dedicated attention per client

—Limited publicly available case studies make it difficult to verify performance benchmarks before committing to an engagement

Advertising Savants Services

Creative DevelopmentBrand StrategyMedia PlanningContent MarketingDigital AdvertisingCampaign Development

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