Lithium Marketing

We couldn’t be more excited to launch our new Member Spotlight series, and we’re delighted to have Lithium Marketing lead the way — a firm based out of the Portland, OR area with an office here in Bend, OR — proving that faith-driven values like honesty, integrity, and genuine service belong at the heart of good business.

In fact, if you’re reading this on our new website, you have Lithium to thank. They built oregonchristianchamber.com for us — and for DJ and Kurt, that partnership is about something bigger than a project.

An Oregon Story, Fifteen Years in the Making

Since 2010, Lithium has grown into a trusted growth partner for more than 100 businesses nationwide, managing over $10 million in Google ad spend and earning a perfect 5.0 Google rating along the way. Today, the company pairs proven digital marketing with a new generation of AI-powered automation, helping local businesses work smarter, respond faster, and win more customers.

But talk to anyone who works with them and they’ll tell you that deep relationships and strong ROI are at the core of Lithium.

Meet DJ Van Zanten

DJ Van Zanten — Co-Founder, Co-Owner, and Digital Marketing Consultant — works shoulder-to-shoulder with business owners to build practical, actionable growth plans. As a consultant and business coach, DJ has a gift for taking the complicated, jargon-heavy worlds of digital marketing and artificial intelligence and translating them into plain, doable steps: the kind that actually drive phone calls, quotes, and booked jobs.

He’s especially passionate about helping local businesses put AI to work — automating the busywork, capturing leads around the clock, and freeing owners to focus on what they do best. For the owners he serves, that blend of honest guidance and forward-thinking technology is a breath of fresh air.

Meet Kurt Schell

With over 20 years of digital marketing experience, Kurt Schell brings an expert’s perspective to every project at Lithium Marketing. He founded the business in 2010 and has been focused on one thing since day one: helping service businesses generate more calls, leads, and revenue.

As co-founder, Kurt oversees operations and crafts high-ROI marketing programs. His expertise spans from successful personal projects to running multi-channel campaigns for companies generating $100MM+ in revenue. While DJ works closely with client-partners, Kurt is behind the scenes ensuring every element of Lithium’s strategies is optimized to deliver outstanding results.

What Lithium Stands For

What struck us most about Lithium is how closely their values align with the heart of our chamber. Their work is built on four simple commitments:

• Results Over Hype: chasing revenue-impacting metrics like calls, quotes, and sales, not vanity numbers
• Clarity & Transparency: honest strategy and reporting owners can actually understand
• Craftsmanship: taking pride in doing the work well
• Partnership: treating every client relationship as a true partnership

Mission: “Help great local service businesses grow profitably through honest strategy, excellent creative, and measurable performance.”

Vision: “Be the most trusted growth partner for local brands, combining craftsmanship, clarity, and accountability.”

How They Serve

Lithium offers a full toolkit for growing local businesses, blending time-tested marketing with cutting-edge technology:

• AI Automation: smart systems that capture leads, answer customers, and eliminate busywork
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO): getting found by the people already searching
• PPC (Pay-Per-Click) Management: turning ad spend into measurable results
• Web Design: websites built to convert visitors into customers (just like this one!)

Whether you’re a service business trying to show up on Google, turn clicks into customers, or harness AI to run leaner and smarter, Lithium brings both the technical horsepower and the honest guidance to get you there.

A Fitting First

Integrity, transparency, craftsmanship, partnership. These aren’t just marketing words for Lithium; they’re a reflection of doing business the right way — treating every client as a neighbor to serve rather than a number to chase. That’s exactly the spirit the Oregon Christian Chamber of Commerce exists to celebrate, and having partnered with DJ and his team to build our new home online, we’ve seen those values firsthand. We’re proud to feature them first.

Welcome, Lithium Marketing. Thank you for helping lead the way.