# Impact Communications, Inc. - Marketing & PR

> Impact Communications is a family-owned marketing and public relations agency founded by Marie Swift in 1993 and built exclusively around independent financial advisors, RIAs, wealth-management firms, financial institutions and wealthtech companies. Its distinction is practical fluency in a regulated niche: the firm combines positioning, branding, websites, content, media training and earned-media work, generally as an embedded retainer partner rather than a publicity vendor hired for a single splash.

- **Founded:** 1993
- **Headquarters:** Kansas City, United States
- **Founders:** Marie Swift (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Integrated marketing strategy, Public relations and media relations, Branding, websites and collateral, Media training and executive coaching, Content and multimedia production
- **Notable:** Won APEX Awards for Publication Excellence in 2003, 2004 and two categories in 2005., Marie Swift was named to ThinkAdvisor's inaugural 2021 Luminaries class for thought leadership., Impact won two honors in the 27th annual Communicator Awards in 2021.

## Products & services

- **Integrated marketing strategy** — Customized positioning, value propositions, referral programs, campaigns, digital marketing and ongoing implementation for advisory and financial-services businesses.
- **Public relations and media relations** — PR plans, executive positioning, press kits, contributed articles, news releases, proprietary media outreach, monitoring and crisis communications.
- **Branding, websites and collateral** — Brand identity, messaging, advisor websites, brochures, client communications and coordinated digital assets.
- **Media training and executive coaching** — Spokesperson preparation, interview coaching, mock interviews, presentation training and thought-leadership development.
- **Content and multimedia production** — Articles, white papers, books, podcasts, video, webinars, social media and ongoing thought-leadership programs.
- **Group programs and speaking** — Custom workshops, conference experiences, adviser media-training programs and talks on PR, AI, communications and digital presence.

## Achievements

- Won APEX Awards for Publication Excellence in 2003, 2004 and two categories in 2005.
- Marie Swift was named to ThinkAdvisor's inaugural 2021 Luminaries class for thought leadership.
- Impact won two honors in the 27th annual Communicator Awards in 2021.
- Marie Swift joined the invitation-only Forbes Agency Council in 2022.
- Celebrated 30 years in business in 2023.
- Marie Swift was selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who in 2024.
- Impact appeared in the all-in-one category on the inaugural Kitces.com wealth-management service-provider map in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Jonny Swift was appointed president and took responsibility for day-to-day operations, team building and service excellence; Marie Swift remained CEO and chief visionary.
- **2026-01** — Impact was included in the all-in-one category of the inaugural Kitces.com map of wealth-management service providers.
- **2026-01** — Marie and Jonny Swift said the firm was emphasizing LinkedIn and owned channels as financial advisers reconsidered trust and reliance on X.
- **2026-06** — Marie Swift presented Brand Gravity for Elite Advisors to RIA Circle members, focusing on PR, personal branding and thought leadership.
- **2026-06** — Marie Swift discussed the AI-enabled marketing stack for advisers in AdvisorEngine's Action! Magazine, arguing for technology that supports human judgment.

## Links

- Website: https://impactcommunications.org
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impactcommunications
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/marieswift
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/ImpactCommunicationsInc

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Last updated: 2026-09-22