Laura Bennett and MJ Anderson were working in the advertising department of a biotech company when they learned about this new thing called the “World Wide Web." Excited by the prospect of this revolutionary communication technology, they decided to strike out on their own — to “trekk” into the wilderness of entrepreneurship.

In 1995, Laura, MJ, and foundational early business partners Louise Poska and Jeff Stewart built the kind of marketing agency they wished to see in the world: both creative and technical, full of energy, and a fun place to work.

Trekk has always been quick to pick up on new technologies that affect the way people communicate; we were one of the first agencies to leverage variable data publishing and were early adopters of using social media, augmented reality, and marketing automation to help our clients connect with their audiences. (One of our core values: we constantly evolve.)

Today, Trekk remains an independent agency run by second-generation owners Shayne Terry and Emilee Christianson. We're proudly based in Rockford, Illinois, where we serve local, national, and global clients.