Company Overview

Building credibility, visibility and business.

Sturges Word Communications is a full-service integrated marketing communications agency based in downtown Kansas City, Mo., that was formed April Fools Day 1995, when Melissa Sturges and Linda Word teamed up.

Over the years, we’ve counseled clients in nearly every business segment, and have special expertise in the development/real estate, education, financial/professional services, public involvement, retail/hospitality, and utility sectors.

We help our clients get the results they desire through advertising, branding, community engagement, creative, crisis communications, event planning, public relations, social media strategy, and Web design.

Our work is award winning. But more importantly, it does what matters to our clients – builds brands, moves product and manages reputations.

Sturges Word is certified as a WBE/DBE vendor by the city of Kansas City, Mo.