More investment strategy.
Less marketing.

I get CEOs out of marketing meetings!

If you’d rather run your company than discuss marketing strategies, to need to talk!

All-Inclusive Marketing Solutions for Advisors

Your time is valuable, and spending it on marketing activities takes away from other important tasks like working with your top clients.

We provide CMO-level expertise to financial advisory and consulting firms.

 

A process so efficient you won't have to think about it.

Spend more time doing CEO “stuff” and less time in marketing meetings.

Harford Designs takes the hassle out of hiring a full-time CMO.

Our all-inclusive marketing & design package maximizes your business’ outreach. Continued support makes us a trusted member of your team.

 

All-Inclusive
Marketing Solutions

Jessica does quality work, is detailed, and creative, and really helped us get to final products that we could be proud having our clients and potential clients see.

We’ve created a lasting team-like relationship to keep things top-notch going forward.

 

Michael J. Meily,
Managing Member

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Our Design & Marketing Process

As an analyst, you know that before you make recommendations, you need to see all the numbers and determine risk factors.

Harford Designs operates the same way but with a creative mindset.

 

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From Wells Fargo Branding to CMO

👋 Hi, I'm Jessica!

I’m a boy mom & cop wife, CEO, and your CMO with over a decade in financial branding.

Prior to founding Harford Designs, I worked in branding and publishing for Wells Fargo Securities. 

Now, I’m taking my big business know-how and applying it to investment firms like yours!

 

Less marketing strategy.
More investment strategy.

Stop sitting through marketing meetings and get back to following the market and analyzing trends.

Spend more time doing CEO "stuff" and less time in marketing meetings.

The problem

Do you struggle to define your ideal client and miss out on high-quality leads?

Thinking of "what could be" but have no idea where to start?

Is your website dead space on the internet and act more like a placeholder?

Targeted branding. Clear objectives.
User-focused websites. Experiences.

As an analyst, you know that before you make portfolio recommendations you need to see all the numbers and determine risk factors. Harford Designs operates the same way but with a creative marketing mindset. 

 

Brand & Niche Analysis

Solving your niche’s problems solves yours! Together we define company values and determine your target audience to establish brand pillars.

Competitive Market Research

We evaluate local and national competitors to understand industry standards and build a unique brand with a distinct voice.

 

innovative & Targeted Design

Understanding the direction of the research and your brand pillars, we determine the deliverables needed for the brand and create your visual identity.

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Brand & Niche Analysis

Solving your niche’s problems solves yours! Together we define company values and determine your target audience to establish brand pillars.

Competitive Market Research

We evaluate local and national competitors to understand industry standards and build a unique brand with a distinct voice.

 

Asset Creation

Understanding the direction of the mood board and research, we determine which deliverables are needed for the brand and start the creative process.

 

A partnership so good you won't have to think about marketing for a loooong time.

All-Inclusive
Marketing Solutions

We’ve created a lasting team-like relationship to keep things top-notch going forward.

Jessica does quality work, is detailed, and creative, and really helped us get to final products that we could be proud having our clients and potential clients see.

Jessica does quality work, is detailed, and creative, and really helped us get to final products that we could be proud having our clients and potential clients see.

We’ve created a lasting team-like relationship to keep things top-notch going forward.

 

Michael J. Meily, Managing Member

Financial Logos & Launches

Hi, I'm Jessica Valis. 👋

Hi, I'm Jessica Valis.

I’m a boy mom & cop wife. I frequently convince myself I’m the mid-century modern version of Joanna Gains and try my hand at home repairs… and I never put the tools away, because… you know, I could need them again. Otherwise I’m in the garden and tending my veggies.

Before Harford Designs, I worked in branding and publishing for Wells Fargo. After nearly a decade of feeling unfulfilled and helping “the man”, I’m taking my big business know-how and applying it to independent financial firms like yours!

I’ve dappled with html and website design since 1996 (hello, flame gifs & Angelfire!) and am ready to bring your brand and website from the dark ages (the 2000s!) to 2023!