# Kearley & Company, Inc.

> Kearley & Company is a privately held Fort Worth marketing and branding agency founded in 1981 by credit-union marketing pioneer Ruth Ann Kearley. Now owned and led by Elisa Rode, the firm serves organizations nationwide, with a distinctive concentration in credit unions and additional work in healthcare, nonprofit, business-to-business, and consumer markets. Its offer spans research and strategy, branding, campaigns, branch environments, content, digital marketing, public relations, web development, and performance reporting.

- **Founded:** 1981
- **Headquarters:** Fort Worth, United States
- **Founders:** Ruth Ann Kearley (Founder)
- **Team size:** 13 employees in the supplied company record; LinkedIn lists a 2-10 company-size band
- **Products:** Advertising and branding, Branch environments, Digital marketing and content, Research, analytics, and consulting, Public relations and web development
- **Notable:** In 2026, work for Kelly Community Credit Union won Best in Category for complete campaigns at the CUNA Diamond Awards; the category drew 130 submissions., A Golden Plains Credit Union product-launch campaign reached 265% of goal by mid-November., Education Credit Union exceeded all of its annual marketing goals in the first year of its engagement with Kearley.

## Products & services

- **Advertising and branding** — Brand development, refreshes, identity systems, traditional advertising, integrated campaigns, and collateral.
- **Branch environments** — Branded physical spaces, point-of-purchase systems, history walls, signage, and retail-environment refreshes for in-person customer experiences.
- **Digital marketing and content** — Paid and organic social, email, video, copywriting, digital advertising, content strategy, and campaign execution.
- **Research, analytics, and consulting** — Market research, strategic planning, marketing audits, workshops, ROI measurement, dashboards, and executive reporting.
- **Public relations and web development** — Public-relations strategy, media communications, website strategy, design, development, and ongoing support.

## Achievements

- In 2026, work for Kelly Community Credit Union won Best in Category for complete campaigns at the CUNA Diamond Awards; the category drew 130 submissions.
- A Golden Plains Credit Union product-launch campaign reached 265% of goal by mid-November.
- Education Credit Union exceeded all of its annual marketing goals in the first year of its engagement with Kearley.
- MECU's campaign lifted website traffic and conversions and won a CUNA Diamond Award for Membership Marketing, including Best in Category.
- Kearley's work has received American Advertising Awards, CUNA Diamond Awards, CUES Golden Mirror Awards, and Cornerstone Credit Union League Pinnacle Awards.
- Founder Ruth Ann Kearley received AAF Fort Worth's Silver Medal Award in 2010 and was named one of Fort Worth's Great Women of Texas in 2007.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Kearley marked its 45th anniversary and highlighted the longevity of its creative partnerships and client relationships.
- **2026-04** — The agency sponsored the CUNA Marketing, PR, and Development Conference and announced a Best in Category Diamond Award for its Kelly Community Credit Union auto-loan campaign.
- **2026-04** — CEO and chief strategist Elisa Rode published Kearley's framework for building a marketing plan around business outcomes, priorities, investment-versus-return, and reporting cadence.
- **2026-02** — Kearley published a guide to connecting paid-media, SEO, email, and social metrics to executive decision-making and ROI.

## Links

- Website: https://kearley.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kearleyandco
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kearleydotcom
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KearleyandCompany
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kearleyandco/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KearleyAndCo/

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Last updated: 2026-09-19