# Asher Agency

> Asher Agency is a privately held, women-owned advertising, marketing and public relations firm headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Founded in 1974 as a government-relations shop, it now combines creative, media buying, digital, web, social, video and PR for franchise systems, schools, banks, healthcare organizations and public agencies. Its distinctive strength is translating a national campaign into accountable local-market action.

- **Founded:** 1974
- **Headquarters:** Fort Wayne, United States
- **Founders:** Tim Borne (Founder)
- **Products:** Integrated marketing and account strategy, Creative and brand services, Media planning and buying, Franchise marketing, Public relations and public affairs
- **Notable:** Reached 50 years in business in 2024., Returned to independent, local ownership under Kara Kelley and Megan Bennett in July 2022., Certified as an Indiana Women's Business Enterprise and as a federal Women-Owned Small Business.

## Products & services

- **Integrated marketing and account strategy** — Research, planning, positioning and campaign management across creative and media disciplines.
- **Creative and brand services** — Brand development, campaign concepts, writing, graphic design and production for digital and traditional channels.
- **Media planning and buying** — Traditional and digital media analysis, negotiation, placement, optimization and reporting across local and national markets.
- **Franchise marketing** — National brand stewardship paired with local-market activation, offers and lead generation for franchise systems and franchisee groups.
- **Public relations and public affairs** — Earned media, content, crisis communication, public engagement and government-facing communications.
- **Web, social and video** — Accessible website design and development, SEO, social strategy and management, and in-house video production.
- **Custom communication portal** — A branded, hosted portal for franchise-to-franchisee or internal communication, file sharing and document storage, maintained for a flat monthly rate.

## Achievements

- Reached 50 years in business in 2024.
- Returned to independent, local ownership under Kara Kelley and Megan Bennett in July 2022.
- Certified as an Indiana Women's Business Enterprise and as a federal Women-Owned Small Business.
- Built a Scooter's Coffee billboard campaign that selected 550 boards supporting 624 stores and generated 245 million impressions.
- Generated nearly 30,000 Anytime Fitness leads at a blended cost per lead 14% below goal.
- Helped a Saint Mary's College campaign increase applications 25% year over year.
- Produced a Montana opioid-awareness campaign in which 40% of social-ad viewers and 32% of TV-ad viewers said the ads changed their perception of opioids.
- Developed a Subway local offer and creative that was subsequently adopted nationally.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — The Asher Marketing Podcast passed 200 published episodes and continued its monthly release schedule.
- **2026-07** — Asher supported the release of the 2026 ACSM Fitness Index, a national public-relations assignment that began months before launch.
- **2025-08** — Fort Wayne approved an Asher professional-services contract, capped at $21,000, for public information and engagement around the North River Fieldhouse and mixed-use district process.
- **2024-06** — Asher marked its 50th anniversary with staff, clients, vendors and Fort Wayne community leaders.
- **2022-07** — Kara Kelley and Megan Bennett purchased the agency, with Ash Crest Corp. serving as a minority investor and adviser.

## Links

- Website: https://asheragency.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asher-agency
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/asheragency
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqxLbYActd2F3IofGzj2FXw
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asheragency/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asheragency

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Last updated: 2026-09-23