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Meet The Value-Driven Digital Experts At Blue Compass

Blue Compass got its start in 2007, founded on the ideals of forward-thinking digital services and a welcoming workplace. Today, our harmonious, integrated vision translates to our mission: to provide a clear digital direction by serving as an extension of each client’s team.

Our Values Our Work Our Culture

Teamwork Makes Our Dream Work

At Blue Compass, our values don’t come from a handbook—they come straight from the heart. Since our business got its start on September 28, 2007, two core principles have guided us to get to where we are today: a commitment to a fun, positive company culture without drama or gossip and a desire to fully embrace all things digital as a full-scale web design and digital marketing agency. Today, Blue Compass is well-known for our inspiring company culture at our office in West Des Moines. We frequently win national awards for our workplace culture (such as our recent US Agency Awards “Best Company Culture” honor), and co-founder Drew Harden regularly speaks at events dedicated to developing an inviting company culture.

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Living Our Values As An Extension Of Each Client's Team

When you start your relationship with Blue Compass, you’ll begin a long-lasting, positive partnership backed by an entire team of the best people in digital, design and development. Ranging from Fortune 500 companies to family-owned businesses, our clients are in nearly every industry, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. There is no one size fits all solution, but there are best practices and trends we stay ahead of to live up to our values and give each client our very best.

We Are Positive

We believe that the strongest foundation for a productive team is a positive mindset. Striving for positivity means striving to be our best, and it shows in our work, which offers the highest care and consideration for each client’s goals.

We Grow Our Expertise

Growing expertise is a fundamental goal we share as we strive to be knowledgeable digital experts. As we've grown, Blue Compass has expanded our capabilities to include web design & development, digital marketing, search engine optimization (SEO) and more.

We Support One Another

Our frequent laughter and goofy shenanigans inspire our team to have fun completing the highest quality work for our clients. We're best when our talented digital marketing and web development teams put our minds together to support and build off each other's ideas.

We Give Clients Our Best

Because our team members take the time to support each other to deliver our best work, we’re able to be the responsive partner our clients count on. We don’t just meet promised deliverables—we exceed client expectations and open doors to new digital opportunities.

We Reject Drama & Gossip

We can’t be positive or supportive if we bring one another down. And we can’t continue to grow and give our best if we don’t work together. Surrounded by a team that embodies our values, we pride ourselves on an exceptional company culture in everything we do.

Our Positive Culture Creates Positive Results For Our Clients

Dedicated To Digital From Day One

Like many businesses, Blue Compass began as a dream. And like many ambitious business leaders before them, our co-founders, Drew Harden and Cary Coppola, started out in their respective basements. Three office upgrades and 30+ hires later, Blue Compass has transformed into the award-winning digital marketing agency we are today.

“Company culture is not an event. Company culture is the sum of the values, the leadership and interactions in the workplace every day. It’s how you feel when you go home or log off at night. It’s like an energy in the office. And we frequently have visitors tell us they can feel that positive energy when they enter Blue Compass.”

Drew Harden, CEO & Founder
Blue Compass

A Team With The Brightest Minds

Our account executives and project managers oversee the scope of our projects and diligently keep clients informed along the way, while our digital marketing and web development teams work together to address the challenges currently prohibiting growth. When our data-driven developers and digital marketers put their minds together, we bring out the best in each other and in our clients. It’s a proven process that time and time again has transformed the way our clients do business. Because of the trust we’ve earned from our clients and the success we share together, Blue Compass has been able to evolve into the dependable digital marketing partner we are today.

HAPPY PEOPLE DO THE BEST WORK

It’s a simple sentiment, but it really is true: happy people are motivated, productive and committed to the company vision when they feel like a valued member of the team. And all of our team members are valued as our greatest assets driving the Blue Compass mission. We love what we do, and it shines through in everything we do at Blue Compass. From team lunches in the Compass Cafe to regular touch base meetings with our clients, the positive atmosphere is evident in all the work we do together. After all, happiness is contagious!

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Blue Compass, Unplugged

Yes, our tech-savvy team is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to our digital prowess, but we strive to make an impact away from our screens, too. Bringing together like-minded professionals, volunteering time to local nonprofits and connecting with the best of the best in the digital marketing world are just some of the ways we get involved in our community at large.

West48 Conference Center & Event Hosting

We value collaboration and teamwork not just within the walls of our own office in West Des Moines but also for other local businesses and community groups in the Des Moines Metro. Our West48 Conference Center is a modern meeting space in West Des Moines, equipped with breakout rooms for small gatherings, a stage for large presentations and, in true Blue Compass fashion, fun and games to create a memorable experience. We host our own monthly team meetings and trainings here and invite others to do the same!

Giving Back With Local Organizations

As a small business local to the Des Moines Metro, Blue Compass aims to not only be a leader online but also in our community. We dedicate workdays for our team members to volunteer annually, assisting organizations including:

Food Bank of Iowa
Easterseals
Meals from the Heartland
Animal Rescue League of Iowa
Rebuilding Together

Awards & Recognition

Leading with our values has allowed Blue Compass to emerge as an award-winning digital marketing agency helping clients around the United States keep up with the ever-changing demands to stay relevant in an age dominated by technology. Our recent accolades include:

US Search Awards: Best Small National SEO Agency
Toastmasters: Communication & Leadership Award CEO - Drew Harden
US Agency Awards: Best Company Culture Gold Winner
US Search Awards: Best Use of Search B2B (SEO) - HK Solutions Group
US Search Awards: Best Local SEO Campaign - Wolfe Eye Clinic
Adobe Showcase Featured Website: Ruan Transportation & Spalding Equipment

Find Your Clear Digital Direction With Blue Compass

We respect the trust our clients place in us and let their goals and unique requests define the exciting work we get to do every day at Blue Compass. Our clients are up to a lot of cool things, and celebrating success together is our ultimate indicator of a job well done. When we invest in our clients, our team members and the values that drive us, we get more than results—we get lasting relationships that help us serve as an extension of each client’s team.

For a clear digital direction you can depend on, Blue Compass is the best digital marketing agency to deliver on your goals. We’ve been doing digital since day one and continue to help our clients evolve with exciting new solutions. Get in touch with our SEO and web design specialists to get started elevating your web presence today.

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Contact the Blue Compass team today. Together we will examine your needs and lay out a plan for taking your digital presence to the next level.

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Meet The Value-Driven Digital Experts At Blue Compass

Teamwork Makes Our Dream Work

Living Our Values As An Extension Of Each Client's Team

Our Positive Culture Creates Positive Results For Our Clients

Dedicated To Digital From Day One

A Team With The Brightest Minds

HAPPY PEOPLE DO THE BEST WORK

Blue Compass, Unplugged

West48 Conference Center & Event Hosting

Giving Back With Local Organizations

Awards & Recognition

Find Your Clear Digital Direction With Blue Compass

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