Essex Financial hires Smizer Perry

Smizer Perry message + design, a marketing communications and graphic design firm in New London, has been hired by Essex Financial Services to redesign its Web site.

Originally created by Smizer Perry in 2004, the site will have a new graphical user interface, a clients-only login area for account access and a content management system allowing the company to update the site.

Essex Financial is a full-service independent provider of financial products and services with more than $2.3 billion in assets under management. It operates as a subsidiary of Essex Savings Bank, an institution founded in 1851.

Smizer Perry also will provide new content and improved navigation. The site is expected to launch in early 2010. Smizer Perry can be reached at (860) 437-8877 or through its Web site at www.smizerperry.com.