# Stephens & Associates

> Stephens & Associates is an independent Overland Park advertising and branding agency founded in 1980. It combines strategy, creative, public relations, media, digital production and category development, with its clearest edge in animal health, regulated health and beauty, and financial services. Its Brand Whispering approach is less a standalone product than a method: study the audience and category closely, translate technical material into useful human language, and build campaigns across both professional and consumer channels.

- **Founded:** 1980
- **Headquarters:** Overland Park, United States
- **Founders:** Chuck Stephens (Founder)
- **Products:** Brand Strategy & Creative Concepts, Content & Public Relations, Experiential Marketing & Education, Media Strategy, Video Concepts & Production
- **Notable:** Helped launch Bayer Animal Health's Advantage flea control in 1996., Created a 360-degree launch for Aratana Therapeutics in 2016., Won 14 VETTY Awards, including four gold awards, plus a Pharma Choice 360 bronze award in 2019.

## Products & services

- **Brand Strategy & Creative Concepts** — B2B, B2C and B2B2C campaign development, audience personas, integrated strategy, identity, packaging and positioning.
- **Content & Public Relations** — Earned media, editorial programs, thought-leader connections and content across social, digital, print and traditional channels.
- **Experiential Marketing & Education** — Pop-ups, permanent experiences, interactive displays, trade-show concepts, educational content and engagement tools.
- **Media Strategy** — Research, integrated planning and advertising placement across video, social, websites, podcasts and print.
- **Video Concepts & Production** — Scripting, filming and editing video for education and engagement across channels and devices.
- **Influencer & Thought Leadership** — Executive positioning, subject-matter expert development and micro-influencer identification.
- **Category Development** — Market sizing, research, concept testing, brand identity and demand generation for emerging categories.
- **Animal Health Marketing** — Product launches, PR, websites, packaging, campaigns and FDA, USDA and EPA-aware messaging for veterinary, pet-owner and equine audiences.

## Achievements

- Helped launch Bayer Animal Health's Advantage flea control in 1996.
- Created a 360-degree launch for Aratana Therapeutics in 2016.
- Won 14 VETTY Awards, including four gold awards, plus a Pharma Choice 360 bronze award in 2019.
- Received 19 VETTY Awards in 2023, the highest total awarded to one organization that year and 11 more than the next closest winner, according to S&A.
- Received 20 VETTY Awards at VMX 2024, including the Large Animal grand prize for the Synchrony Equine Lifetime of Care lookbook and eight gold awards.
- Named on 2025 VETTY-winning work for American Regent Animal Health, PRN Pharmacal, Synchrony and SIGNS Labs.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — S&A promoted its sponsorship of the 2026 Kansas City Animal Health Summit and advertised full-time, in-office openings in account service and PR/content.
- **2026-01** — The 2025 VETTY winners announced at VMX 2026 included S&A work for Adequan, ReGum, Synchrony and two Secure by SIGNS projects.
- **2025-02** — S&A updated its 2024 VETTY announcement, which documented 20 awards including a Large Animal grand prize and eight gold awards.
- **2024-01** — S&A won the VETTY Large Animal grand prize for the Synchrony Equine Lifetime of Care lookbook.

## Links

- Website: https://www.thebrandwhisperers.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stephens-and-associates-advertising
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/pages/Stephens-Associates/48824438545

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Last updated: 2026-09-20