Arrowhead Marketing, located in the heart of Montana…Big Sky Country…started in July 1994 with a handful of local clients, and has grown to a full-service advertising agency serving over 30 local and regional businesses.
We work with businesses all over the United States, from family-owned retail businesses to large multi-state regional companies. Our team is experienced in all areas of advertising.
We are a dedicated and talented group of marketing professionals with a passionate commitment to our clients’ success. Contact Us Today.
Our mission is to provide an outstanding client experience using our extensive knowledge of the industry, our integrity in dealing with the media, our dedication to getting the best advertising value, and our endless service to our clients.
Our Team
Tim Keating
Partner
Tim received his BS in Business Administration/Accounting from Eastern Montana College and has used that finance foundation to build a career and outstanding reputation in business, marketing and management. As former Director of Sales for the Montana CBS broadcast stations, Tim has spent the last 30 years marketing. As past Chair of the Montana Broadcasters Association, his connections in the broadcast industry seem endless. Tim has represented all broadcast television and radio stations in Montana and in Washington, DC on various legislative issues communicating with the MT congressional delegation and the FCC. Tim is an avid golfer, football fan and can often be found solving the problems of the world with a cigar in his mouth. He’s a patient negotiator and master of all things math. Tim has been a partner in the downtown historical Juliano’s restaurant since 1995 and brings wide ranging business, marketing and sales experience to our table.
Alan Niven
Partner
With a Business Degree from Eastern MT College, Alan is uniquely situated in the marketing world with a background in both the marketing and administration of a business. 9 years of retail management experience dovetailed nicely into 15 years of television broadcast marketing and have prepared him for every challenge in agency life. Alan is as genuine as he is wonderfully consistent and his well of patience seems unending. An avid outdoorsman, hunter and fisherman, Alan loves fresh air and calling Montana home.
Jenn Schaff
Strategist
After pursuing an Elementary Education/Special Education double major at MSU Billings, Jenn began her marketing career with a position at Q2 Television. Jenn was the Statewide Sales Assistant for nearly 8 years, handling national, regional, and political sales for the CBS stations in Montana. Jenn is an award- winning copywriter and has been acknowledged by the Montana Broadcasters Association as Copywriter of the Year and Public Service Campaign of the Year. Jenn believes, “A great many things can be resolved with kindness, even more with laugher, but there are some things that just require cake.” After 10 years in broadcast and more than 5 years in the agency world, she has yet to find something that can’t be resolved with a little laughter and cake! Jenn immerses herself in the words that make up a business and creates an entire marketing picture. Her passion is tangible, and she lives for the moment when a cohesive marketing plan from creative to placement is born!
Dennis Lyle
Video Production
Dennis is a Montana native with over 30 years of experience in video production. Dennis has garnered 8 Montana Broadcasters Awards in recognition of excellence in television production. He has also been recognized by the Montana Addy Federation for his outstanding work with more than 10 Addy Awards in commercial production and public service campaigns. Dennis is an innovator and loves the challenge of bringing a brand to life. His talent is a true asset to the Arrowhead team. Dennis’ feathers are rarely ruffled which makes him a perfect match for the fast-paced nature of video marketing. Ironically, it is nearly impossible to capture an image of Dennis. He far prefers life behind the camera!
Neil Wagner
Digital Strategist/Graphic Designer
Neil brings more than 30 years’ experience as a webmaster, marketer, graphic designer, digital strategist, and award-winning photographer to the Arrowhead team. With a degree in Film Scoring/Musical Engineering from Berklee College of Music, the creative side of his brain drives an intense love of color, light, and all things beautiful. Neil spent the last 20 years of his extremely successful career mastering the nuances of the digital marketing world to satisfy the other very analytical side of his brain. As the former Digital Media Manager at one of the most successful broadcast companies in the nation and winner of the prestigious Lee Publications Award for Innovation, Neil’s experience with using multiplatform traditional and digital marketing tools is extensive. He’s genuine, passionate, and knows the value of laughter in all situations in life. When not dedicating his entire self to his work, he is throwing himself whole heartedly into his music, his home, and his two very photogenic pups!
Vanessa Nash
Office Manager
Every good team has a heart and Vanessa is most definitely Arrowhead’s. Graduating from Montana State University Billings with a degree in Public Relations and a minor in Marketing, Vanessa’s excellent organizational skills and communication skills keep your team running. She’s meticulous in her accounting organization and keeps our billing and paperwork impeccable. She’s one crafty lady and that creativity shows at work, in her kitchen at home, and in her management style.
The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.
