# Bader Rutter

> Bader Rutter is an employee-owned advertising and marketing agency headquartered in Milwaukee with an office in Chicago. It combines strategy, creative, media, PR, digital experiences and measurement for businesses in agriculture, food and animal care, drawing on specialists including farmers, chefs and veterinarians.

- **Founded:** 1973
- **Headquarters:** Milwaukee, United States
- **Founders:** Ron Bader (Co-founder), Jim Rutter (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Brand and communication strategy, Creative and design, Media planning and buying, Public relations and social media, Digital experiences
- **Notable:** Named Agency of the Year at B2B Marketing’s 2023 Elevation Awards., Milwaukee Bucks sponsorship outreach won at The Drum Awards for Marketing 2022; the case study reports a Motorola jersey agreement and four other sponsorships., McCain EPIC Throwdown case study reports almost 700 leads during four trade-show days.

## Products & services

- **Brand and communication strategy** — Audience insight, positioning and integrated campaign planning.
- **Creative and design** — Advertising concepts, brand identities, packaging, content and video/audio production.
- **Media planning and buying** — Paid-media strategy, placements and channel coordination.
- **Public relations and social media** — Earned communications, social programs and thought leadership.
- **Digital experiences** — End-to-end digital solutions and customer-experience work.
- **Experiential and trade shows** — Live activations and sales-supporting event programs, including McCain’s EPIC Throwdown.
- **Mental Equity** — Proprietary strategy and marketing-effectiveness framework connecting brand preference with demand and buying behavior.
- **Chef Advisory Network** — Paid access to chef panels for product feedback, recipe development, research and live appearances; fees also support Southern Smoke Foundation’s work.

## Achievements

- Named Agency of the Year at B2B Marketing’s 2023 Elevation Awards.
- Milwaukee Bucks sponsorship outreach won at The Drum Awards for Marketing 2022; the case study reports a Motorola jersey agreement and four other sponsorships.
- McCain EPIC Throwdown case study reports almost 700 leads during four trade-show days.
- President and COO Tom Posta named NAMA Marketer of the Year in March 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — NAMA named Tom Posta its 2026 Marketer of the Year.
- **2025-12** — Wedgewood selected Bader Rutter as agency of record.
- **2025-11** — Demar Anderson joined as chief marketing officer.
- **2025-10** — Chef Advisory Network launched in collaboration with Southern Smoke Foundation.

## Links

- Website: https://baderrutter.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bader-rutter
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/bader_rutter
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@baderrutter
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baderrutter/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BaderRutter/

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Last updated: 2026-10-24