The Scott Cottington Group
Political Consulting, Direct Mail and Fundraising Programs
Who We Are
Tim Berkness
Tim Berkness has been integrally involved in Republican politics since 1988.
His firm, Pinnacle Direct, is a full-service direct marketing company located in Minnesota. Pinnacle Direct plans and implements voter contact and fundraising direct mail and e-mail programs for Republican clients as well as comprehensive direct marketing programs for non-profit and corporate clients.
With expertise in list development, direct mail and e-mail services, Tim’s firm combines leading edge technology and proven results with the best customer service in the industry.
In the critical area of direct mail fundraising, Pinnacle Direct will draft the comprehensive plan, complete with revenue projections and detailed timelines, analyze and segment the in-house donor list, recommend top-producing prospect lists, write the creative copy, design the package and execute all printing, personalization and mailing services.
Tim’s programs maximize revenue from the existing donor database while also implementing a cost effective and successful prospecting effort to acquire new donors.
Tim grew up in southwestern Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota. He worked in Washington, D.C. for U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz, was the Field Director for the Republican Party of Minnesota and subsequently managed several winning legislative and congressional campaigns. In 1993, he co-founded a successful telecommunications company and formed Pinnacle Direct in 1996.
Campaigns & Elections Politics magazine named Pinnacle Direct as one of the nation’s top 10 direct mail firms with the “Best Client Lists”.
Tim’s political clients have included
- Governor Tim Pawlenty – MN
- U.S. Senator Norm Coleman – MN
- Congresswoman Michele Bachmann – MN
- Congressman John Kline – MN
- Congressman Erik Paulsen – MN
- Congressman Jim Ramstad – MN
- U.S. Senator Gordon Smith – OR
- Congressman Greg Walden – OR
- McCain-Palin 2008
- U.S. Senator John Barrasso – WY
- Governor Jim Gibbons – NV
- U.S. Senator Gordon Humphrey – NH
- John Burris for Governor – DE
- Bob Schaffer for U.S. House – CO
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce PAC
- Congressman John Porter – IL
- Congresswoman Linda Smith – WA
- Scott McCallum for Governor – WI
- Republican National Committee
- National Republican Senatorial Committee
- National Republican Congressional Committee
Contact Info
Direct: (651) 351-5185
Cell: (612) 991-8355
Fax: (651) 351-5362
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