The Web Excellence Awards, a leading international interactive web awards competition, has announced the 2022 award winners to highlight this year’s “best of the best” in web design and development. Callis was recognized for their work with the excellence awards in three categories, Use of Video in Marketing & Advertising (Restoring Van Buren – Welcome…

Callis is pleased to announce another member to its expanding team. Darren Grove has joined the strategic marketing firm in the role of Account Executive. In this new role, Grove will assist clients in bringing their message to the fore by expanding their market space. Grove has a breadth of experience in consultative sales and…

Megan Hartman has been named President and a partner in Callis & Associates, Inc., a full-service advertising agency in Sedalia, Missouri. Hartman has been with the firm for nearly 10 years, serving in a variety of roles, including Account Executive and Director of Operations. In making the announcement, Cliff Callis, founder of the agency, says…

Stephanie Craig has joined Callis & Associates as Operations Manager. In this new position on the agency’s strategic marketing team, Craig is responsible for overseeing the internal workflow of all projects and managing schedules and workload for production personnel. Craig will collaborate with all members of the agency to ensure projects are completed on time…

Callis & Associates recently promoted Kyle Meek to Digital Services Director. In his new role, Meek has assumed additional supervisory responsibilities and become a member of the leadership team. As Digital Services Director, Meek plans, develops and maintains modern and responsive websites and leads the digital team in digital advertising strategy, SEO strategy and implementation,…

Callis is proud to have worked with our client the Missouri State Fair for nearly 25 years and each year brings a new theme. For the past several years, the fair theme has been steeped in Missouri tradition and heritage, calling visitors to return to their roots with versions of the “Come Home” slogan. After…

SEDALIA, MO – Callis Director of Operations, Megan Hartman, was recently recognized as one of Sedalia’s Top 20 Under 40. The Sedalia Democrat’s Top 20 Under 40 recognizes young individuals for going above and beyond in their careers and community through business, education, civic involvement and community service. As Director of Operations, Megan works with…

Callis produces an episode of our rural marketing podcast OUTdrive each week, but that’s not the only podcast we produce! After watching OUTdrive gain momentum, our client Conexon expressed interest in podcast production services for its own podcast, Co-ops Connect. Each episode, Conexon SVP and electric cooperative broadband industry veteran Abby Carere interviews Rural Electric…

Like many great ideas, the development of Sedalia’s new brand started with a goal and a vision. The goal was to capitalize on our city’s growth and momentum, and the vision was to create an authentic visual identity that would enhance community pride, recruit new residents and businesses and attract visitors. The opportunity came in…

Callis is excited to announce the addition of Ivy Reynolds to our strategic marketing team. As an account executive, Reynolds will collaborate with clients to build their brands and expand their market impact. She brings a diverse background in content creation and event marketing to the full-service advertising agency from the world of college athletics.…

We are excited to share that Callis Account Supervisor Dana Kelchner has accepted the internal responsibility of account lead for Bothwell Regional Health Center. Since joining the agency two years ago, Dana has provided vital support to the Bothwell account through writing, content creation and project management. She provided valuable insights and developed an intimate…

We’re excited to share that Hannah Sartin and her family welcomed a little girl into their growing family this past weekend. Sarah Kate Sartin was born May 1 and everyone is doing well. Hannah will be leaving Callis to be able to spend more time with her precious family, but we wanted to take this…

This week we want to give a shout out to our founder and President, Cliff Callis. Not only has he led our marketing and advertising agency to 34 years of success, but he also graciously donates his time serving our state as President of the Board of Directors for the Center for Human Services (CHS).…

Our Director of Operations, Megan Hartman, recently completed a two-year term serving as President of the United Way of Pettis County. With the support of community volunteers and donors, the United Way of Pettis County works to connect individuals to resources, specifically in areas of childhood development, hunger, income stability, mental illness and substance abuse…

Missouri became the 24th state to enter the United States on August 9, 1821. We recently worked with our client, Missouri State Fair, to create the 2021 Missouri State Fair theme logo. This exciting new branding commemorates the state of Missouri’s bicentennial celebration to honor our state’s rich history and celebrate our future. From the…

Every week, Cliff teams up with a business leader with a unique perspective revolving around marketing to rural America to bring you OUTdrive, our weekly podcast. If you aren’t familiar with the show, we encourage you to check it out on our website or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts. If you are familiar…