Missouri Press Service

Based in Columbia, Missouri, at 802 Locust St., Missouri Press Service operates as the commercial arm of the Missouri Press Association, an organization tracing its roots to 1867. MPS was established in 1954 to help businesses and organizations place advertising, marketing, and hiring notices across Missouri newspapers and beyond. Its work draws on more than 150 years of print industry experience combined with digital advertising systems, and it serves clients seeking local, regional, statewide, or nationwide market coverage through the newspaper network it represents. The service's core activity is advertising placement, handled by staff who position client advertising into Missouri newspapers as well as out-of-state publications, drawing on the Missouri Newspaper Directory to reach specific markets. Graphic design and print design work is produced in-house, with a designer responsible for both creative development and the placement of that material into print. Alongside traditional print advertising, MPS lists digital advertising solutions, search engine optimization, social media marketing, and web development among its offerings, extending its print-based advertising model into online channels. The team also supports job bank and hiring-related advertising and maintains ties to the association's public notices and member newspaper resources, positioning the service as a link between advertisers and Missouri's newspaper network.