Overview

Company Summary

Switch is an award-winning, full-service creative agency + production house that connects creative with production to bring ideas to life as envisioned and deliver impactful results as intended. And we’ve delivered all this and more for 40+ years. Our home is a 100,000+ sq ft playground that includes our Creative Shop, Fabrication Shop, Print Shop, Equipment Rental, Video and Production Studio, Digital Lab and much more. And we invite you to take advantage of all of it. We collaborate with you to understand your challenges and goals, and then identify the right solution to help you reach them. While our proven capabilities include live, virtual + hybrid events, business meetings, field marketing + mobile tours, tradeshows + exhibits, digital marketing, branding + advertising, we don’t limit our thinking and doing to just one channel. We work to connect the dots between all of them.

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Staff

Total Number of Employees

Office Employees: 201-500
Total US: 201-500
Total Worldwide: 201-500

Darren Temple
CEO
Darren Temple is a 30 year industry veteran in the meetings, events and tradeshow industry with expertise in association management, destination marketing, face-to-face marketing, experiential and event technologies.

Darren just recently joined Switch, an experience agency, as CEO and President beginning August 2021.
Switch is home to a unique combination of talent, tools and assets, allowing us to craft impactful experiences that entertain, engage, educate and connect with people. With all of these resources available within our 100,000 square foot building, we work quickly and collaboratively, giving us an advantage from concept to production.

John Nickel
Co-Chairman
John oversees experiential operations including field staffing, project management and all in-house production services. His formative years track back to being a lighting designer, meeting and events producer for dozens of major corporations.

John brings a 35+ year track record of experience in almost every phase of creative development, production, production management and operations.

John is a St. Louis philanthropist and big believer in giving back to the community. He is on committees for Arts & Education, Christmas in St. Louis, Variety the Children’s Charity, Junior Achievement, Webster University, amongst others.

Kevin Quigley
Co-Chairman
In 1980, Kevin was a founder of Busch Creative Services Corporation (now Switch.) With 35+ years of experience in marketing communications, Kevin has worked with Ralston Purina, Nissan, Toyota, Monsanto, Seven-Up, Anheuser-Busch and many others.

Kevin has worn many hats during his tenure, serving as a writer, business strategist, producer, project manager – and financial, contract, insurance, administration and IT leader. Kevin’s deep understanding of the agency/client relationship ensures both our employees and clients the best service possible.

Kevin received his MBA from Washington University, St. Louis and his Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Dramatic Arts from the University of Missouri-Columbia. And when he’s not crunching contracts and talking IT, you can find Kevin in the gym, playing soccer or snarfing down sushi.

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Clients and Brands

Client & Brands	Start Date
Bosch Power Tools	N/A
Junior Achievement	N/A
Asembia	N/A
Anheuser-Busch InBev	04-01-1980
Spire Inc.	N/A

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Billings & Revenue

Billing / Revenue Ranges	Number of Clients

Total Gross Media Placed by this Office

Allocation Percent of Media Placed by this Office

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Types of Services

Service Offering	Revenue
Event Marketing	25
Digital/Interactive | Website Development, Hosting, Monitoring	10
Advertising - General Market/ Traditional	10
Design	10
Health Care	10
Business-to-Business	10
Corporate Communications	10
Digital/Interactive | Mobile and Wireless	5
Sales Promotion	5
Digital/Interactive | Blogging Discussion Forums, Community Building	3
Multicultural | Hispanic/Latino	2
Digital/Interactive | E-Commerce Solutions	0
Digital/Interactive | Search Engine Marketing	0
Marketing Data Analytics	0
Sports Marketing	0
Brand Consulting	0
Social Media	0

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Industry Experience

Financial services | investments
Automotive | aftermarket
Technology | consumer electronics
Media | broadcasting
Travel | airlines
Recreation & Sports | sporting goods
Food & Beverage | food
Healthcare | medical products
Industrial, Manufacturing & chemicals
Non-profit, associations & public services
Professional Services (accountants, consultants, lawyers)
Tobacco
Public Relations
Food & Beverage | pet food
Agriculture
Entertainment & Culture | amusement parks
Food & Beverage | alcoholic beverages
Healthcare | managed care
Travel | automobile rental
Education
Food & Beverage | soft drinks
Retail
Healthcare | direct to consumer (DTC)
Technology | electronics
Automotive | vehicles
Healthcare | Hospitals, Healthcare Facilities, Medical Services
Business Services & office products
Travel | tourism
Consumer Services
Restaurants
Financial services | insurance

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