Website switch.us | Founded 1980 | |
Industry Marketing & Advertising Key people John Nickel
President
Kevin Quigley
Executive Vice President Headquarters St. Louis, Missouri, United States CEO Michael O'Neill (Oct 2002–) Profiles | ||
Switch is an experiential marketing and advertising agency headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. It reported a revenue of $42 million in 2011.
History
Switch originated in April 1980 as Busch Creative Services Corporation, a corporate communications and creative arm of Anheuser-Busch. At the time, the company was formed to create and produce corporate business meetings, retail sales promotions, event/mobile event marketing, interactive media and exhibits. Busch Creative Services served A-B and other non A-B clients until October 16, 2002 when executives John Nickel, Mike O'Neill and Kevin Quigley acquired the company from Anheuser-Busch and have since operated as Switch. In April 2012, the three executives were nominated as finalists for the 2012 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award in the Central Midwest. In 2012, the company's Budweiser campaign was nominated for a Brightcove Innovation Award.