About Aptly Marketing

Marketing designed for your specific situation.

We started Aptly Marketing because too many local businesses were stuck choosing between marketing that's affordable and marketing that actually works. We think you deserve both.

— Our Story

Built for business owners who'd rather be working than wrestling with marketing

Aptly Marketing was built around a simple idea: your marketing should be suitable to your business — your services, your area, and the way you actually work, not a one-size-fits-all service.

We keep things friendly, straightforward, and honest. No confusing jargon, no disappearing after the sale, just clear communication and systems that keep working in the background so you can focus on the job in front of you.

— Meet the founders

Built by people who actually do the work

Jeff Halstad

CO-FOUNDER

Jeff grew up in Butte, Montana and Tigard, Oregon, and skateboarding was his life from childhood well into adulthood, and it's still one of his favorite ways to unwind today. Now living in Sherwood, OR with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs, Jeff brings that same "show up, put in the work, figure it out" mentality from skating into everything he does at Aptly Marketing.

Jeff's path into marketing grew out of jobs in videography and editing, and really took shape when he started his own skateboarding accessory company and had to learn marketing from the ground up. Over a decade later, what still drives him is watching a brand grow and seeing marketing actually move the needle for a business.

Guedo Fanony

CO-FOUNDER

Guedo Fanony grew up in the Pacific Northwest near Mt. St. Helens in a small town called Castle Rock. After graduation he moved south to the Portland area where he went to college for web design and marketing. After college he went to work at a Google Ad agency and ended up starting one of the first Facebook ad partner teams where he and Jeff met in 2009. After leaving there he went to work as a marketing manager for a software company for a year until deciding to move his family to the Seattle area for a new position as the Marketing Director for a boat manufacturer, eventually taking on roll as general manager of the company.

Guedo enjoys all things about the Pacific Northwest and spends most of his free time with his family, mountain biking, snowboarding, going to concerts or hanging out near or on the water. For the past 20 years, even while working full time in marketing, he has maintained a long list of freelance clients as well. Officially teaming up with Jeff to form Aptly Marketing was a long time coming but will certainly be the best move yet.

What We Believe

How we work with you

Straightforward

We tell you what's working, what's not, and what to do about it — no jargon, no fluff, no runaround.

Built to fit

Every recommendation is tailored to your business, your goals, and your budget — not a generic package.

Always improving

We keep refining your website, ads, and automations so your results keep getting better over time.

In it with you

We're a partner in your growth, not just a vendor — your wins are what we're working toward too.

— Why Local Businesses Work With Us

Friendly people, confident results

We combine local SEO, paid ads, web design, and done-for-you systems under one roof — so your marketing actually works together instead of living in a dozen different places.