Number 9 on the list · checked September 28, 2026

Blue Compass

Blue Compass is a digital marketing agency in West Des Moines founded in 2007 by Drew Harden. It builds websites and runs SEO, generative-engine optimisation, Google Ads, social advertising and content programmes, and reports growing to a staff of more than 30. Named clients include Chevron, NAPA Auto Parts, Spalding and Sammons Financial Group.

Why it’s hereWon Best Small National SEO Agency at the US Search Awards and is one of the few Des Moines shops whose core practice is search rather than general advertising.

Listed at number 9 of the digital marketing agencies in Iowa. The order is editorial. This page repeats the fields recorded for Blue Compass and does not add ratings, clients or prices that are not in those fields.

Based in
West Des Moines, IA
Founded
2007
Team size
11–50 people
Led by
Drew Harden, CEO and Founder
Known for
SEO and GEO · paid search · web design and development · content marketing
Named clients
Chevron, Farm Bureau Financial Services, NAPA Auto Parts, Sammons Financial Group, Spalding, UnityPoint Health, Ruan, Wolfe Eye Clinic
Best for
Central Iowa companies in finance, health care, transportation and ag, such as Sammons Financial Group and Ruan, that want a website rebuild paired with ongoing SEO and paid search.
Selected work
  • Des Moines International Airport. Website design, UX and CMS build. source ↗
  • Sammons Financial Group. SEO program. source ↗
Office
1601 48th St, Suite 200 · West Des Moines, IA · 50266 · (515) 868-0010
Blue Compass homepage, captured September 28, 2026
bluecompass.com · homepage on September 28, 2026

Sources bluecompass.com, expertise.com · LinkedIn ↗

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