# Ace Branding®

> Ace Branding is a Traverse City digital PR firm that packages press features, niche podcast tours, regional television appearances, and reputation consulting for thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and established businesses. Its pitch is unusually concrete for PR: clients select outcomes, review the narrative before publication, and receive a placement guarantee subject to the terms of their agreement.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Traverse City, United States
- **Founders:** Luke Hessler (CEO and Founder)
- **Products:** Guaranteed Publishing in Major Media, Niche Targeted Podcast Tours, Regional TV Appearances, Reputation to Revenue Consulting
- **Notable:** Reports 1,523 clients served and 4,773 articles published on its current website., Says its publishing network has grown to more than 800 US and international publications., Reports a cumulative podcast reach above 100 million.

## Products & services

- **Guaranteed Publishing in Major Media** — Article development and placement across a network the company says exceeds 800 US and international publications, with client review before publication and contractual substitution or refund provisions.
- **Niche Targeted Podcast Tours** — Booking on podcasts selected to match the client's field, message, and desired audience.
- **Regional TV Appearances** — Placement on regional broadcast programs in selected markets.
- **Reputation to Revenue Consulting** — Advisory work intended to help clients reuse media credibility in marketing, search, sales, and customer acquisition.

## Achievements

- Reports 1,523 clients served and 4,773 articles published on its current website.
- Says its publishing network has grown to more than 800 US and international publications.
- Reports a cumulative podcast reach above 100 million.
- Published case studies credit campaigns with 19 features for Good Ranchers, 27 for Rabu Gary, and 30 for UIGISC.
- The Rabu Gary case study attributes more than 200% business growth to the broader campaign and says the coverage helped qualify him for social verification.
- The UIGISC case study says membership grew from 100,000 to more than 300,000 globally during the campaign period.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Manage Marketing profiled Ace Branding's approach to reputation across search, media, and AI-driven discovery, naming Luke Hessler as CEO and Thomas Waning as COO.
- **2025-12** — Luke Hessler appeared on the High-Trust Business Podcast to explain Ace Branding's digital PR model and the importance of reusing appearances as durable marketing assets.
- **2025-04** — Ace Branding updated its public terms to spell out equal-tier substitutions, refund conditions, client responsibilities, and initial three- or twelve-month payment periods.

## Links

- Website: https://www.acebranding.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ace-branding
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acebranding/

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Last updated: 2026-09-22