A
HISTORY
OF EXCELLENCE
40+ Years Of Strategic Storytelling
In 1981, our agency opened our doors as Armstrong Creative Services with a cornerstone goal of providing results-oriented marketing solutions for companies in the Wichita area.
A lot has changed in the decades since, but one constant has been the steadfast resolve to meet your primary marketing goal. From the very beginning, we believed great storytelling is the secret to successful marketing.
And in spite of all that has changed in the industry,
we still believe it now, more than 40 years later.
WE KNOW IT TAKES A GREAT STORY TO BECOME A BESTSELLER
Armstrong Chamberlin’s story isn’t just a story. Its a story of partnerships. Its a story with countless chapters and a cast of unforgettable characters over the last four+ decades. Today as we rebrand Armstrong Chamberlin Strategic Marketing to AC Strategic Marketing, we are turning the page and starting a new chapter. We have moved our agency office back to downtown Wichita, this time sitting right in the Douglas Design district.
Here are just a few bird’s eye level highlights of how we got here:
- Susan Armstrong started Armstrong Creative Services in 1981.
- In 1990, Ed Shank joined the team and we changed our name to Armstrong | Shank Marketing
Advertising and PR. - In 2011, the agency celebrated 30 years in business by contributing time and goods to 30 nonprofit agencies.
- In 2012, we changed our name to Armstrong Chamberlin Strategic Marketing to recognize the contributions of Mark Chamberlin .
- In 2014, we were awarded the Integrity Award from the Better Business Bureau.
- In 2017, Belinda Atteberry joined the team as Director of Media & Client Services.
- 2021 marked 40 years in business for our agency.
- In 2021, after 40 years of leading the agency she founded, Susan Armstrong decided to step out of the day to day leadership role, choosing instead to remain a part of the team doing what she loves most; writing and strategic marketing.
- In 2021, after 16 years at the agency, Mark Chamberlin virtually retired as he is still involved on a project to project basis.
- In 2021, Belinda Atteberry assumed the role of President and Owner of Armstrong Chamberlin Strategic Marketing as she purchased the agency.
- In the Spring of 2021, Mark Chamberlin officially retired. Virtually Retired, that is. He is still available on a project by project free lance basis to the agency.
- In 2024, the agency made a move back to downtown Wichita after nearly 25 years officing in Haysville. This time we are in the Douglas Design District.
- In the Summer of 2024, we started rebranding Armstrong Chamberlin Strategic Marketing to the shortened AC Strategic Marketing featuring a new logo and updated brand look. We are still evolving, check back for more!
As you’d expect with any business that’s been around for more than 40 years, we’ve seen our fair share of good times and bad. We’ve tackled countless challenges with clients of all sizes, and we’ve had great successes. AC's favorite partners know that what we’ve done in the past isn’t nearly as exciting as what we can do in the future.
AC Strategic Marketing, 40+ years of Strategic Storytelling.