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
- Logo & brand
- Detailed branding guide
- Business cards
- Branded slide decks
- Microsoft templates
- Social media templates
- Website with the works
- UX research & design
- Onpage optimization
- Google SEO set-up
- Lead-capture forms
- Newsletter integration
- Professional copywriter
- Email with e-signatures
- Press release for launch
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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

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.


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!
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Marketing for Financial Advisors
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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Fractional CMO Services
Years of marketing experience at a fraction of the cost. Scale your online presence with custom marketing packages.
Website Design & Development
Ditch templated designs and allow our team of experts to put your ideal client and their mobile experience first.
Search Engine Optimization
No matter how much you know about marketing, even basic SEO, will improve your online presence.
Branding & Logo Design
Your brand says a lot about your investment firm. When you invest in your brand message, your prospects will likely invest in you!
A partnership so good you won't have to think about marketing for a loooong time.
Spend more time doing CEO “stuff” and less time in marketing meetings with your team of advisors.
Harford Designs takes the hassle out of hiring a full-time CMO by providing financial website design and branding, and logo design services.
Our all-inclusive marketing & design package maximizes your business’ outreach to your preferred client by focusing on their needs and your solutions.
Our continued support after the initial launch of your new marketing campaign makes us a trusted member of your team, continuing SEO support, content marketing, and site management.
All-Inclusive
Marketing Solutions
- Logo & brand
- Detailed branding guide
- Business cards
- Branded slide decks
- Microsoft templates
- Social media templates
- Website with the works
- UX research & design
- Onpage optimization
- Google SEO set-up
- Lead-capture forms
- Newsletter integration
- Professional copywriter
- Email with e-signatures
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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!
