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Marketing, branding and websites for architects and engineers.

Rebranding, website refresh or rebuild, portfolio and pitch deck, LinkedIn profiles and a business-development system, from someone who trained as an architect and ran business development for a Dutch practice. Everything designed around the clients who hire you, not around other architects.

Is this you?

What we hear on the first call.

We were so busy delivering that marketing never happened. Now everything is outdated.

What is really wrongThe website is five years old, the portfolio shows the wrong projects, the pitch is a PDF of the website, and the founder's LinkedIn profile is a CV.

What we do about itA fixed sequence: brand, website, portfolio and pitch, LinkedIn profiles, in that order, each one a fixed-price module you can stop after.

Our work is better than our marketing.

What is really wrongArchitects design for other architects: sculptural photography, no plan, no numbers, no client in the picture. Clients want to know you will deliver on budget and on time.

What we do about itA website, portfolio and pitch rebuilt around what developers, public clients and operators look for before they hire: delivery, process, people, proof.

We want public work. We never win the tenders.

What is really wrongNo tender watch, no go / no-go discipline, a submission written the night before with the wrong win themes.

What we do about itTender watch and selection, go / no-go in a page, positioning and win themes, writing and design, partner consortia.

What you get

Built around the people who hire you.

Rebranding

Build · one-off

Naming options where needed, three logo concepts, palette, type, business cards, templates and a social kit. Adapted to the market you sell in.

  • Positioning brief and brand questionnaire
  • Three logo directions, one developed
  • Brand kit: palette, type, templates
  • Social and LinkedIn visual kit

Website refresh or rebuild

Build · one-off

Customer-first copy and structure, built on Squarespace, Webflow or static code, with native-language pages for each market you sell in.

  • Site map and customer-first copy
  • Design and build
  • SEO basics: titles, structure, speed
  • Native-language pages per market

Portfolio, pitch and tenders

Build · Grow

The portfolio re-selected for the client, a pitch built around their question, and tender support when public work is the goal.

  • Portfolio curation and layout
  • Pitch deck per segment or market
  • Capability statement and one-pager
  • Tender watch, go / no-go, writing and design
Website, brochure
and pitch

Build · Engineering · Thermenex

An engineering firm with a product the market could not see.

ProblemThermenex had a technical edge and a website that explained none of it to the people who specify and buy.
What we didPositioning, website, brochure and pitch, written for building owners and engineers rather than for the lab.
ResultA site and a pitch that say in one screen what the technology does for a building, used in every sales conversation since.
1site, brochure and pitch
3languages covered
100+firms since 2018

More work →

How it works

A 30-minute call. Then a strategy step sized to the job.

Every module is fixed scope and fixed price, with two revision rounds, invoiced on kick-off and on delivery. The same person does the work from the first call to the last deliverable.

Step 130-minute callWhat you want, what you have tried, what worked. An honest read on whether we are the right fit.
Step 2StrategyFrom one hour to a two-session workshop, depending on the job. Written down, yours to keep.
Step 3ExecutionFixed-price modules, or a retainer when the work is ongoing.
Step 4Hand-overYour team learns the method as we run it, so it keeps working without us.

Questions

Asked before most first calls.

Do you only work with architects?

Architects, engineers, developers, proptech and the firms around them: project managers, consultants, hospitality operators, event organisers. The method is the same: design for the client who hires you.

What does a rebrand cost?

Fixed scope, fixed price, two revision rounds. A rebrand, a website refresh and a website rebuild are each priced as a module; the price is confirmed on the first call once the scope is known.

Which platforms do you build websites on?

Squarespace and Webflow for firms that want to edit themselves, static code when speed and search visibility matter most. Custom code where native blocks fall short.

Can you also do our LinkedIn profiles?

Yes, and it is usually the next module: the founder's profile and the company page, then content, then outreach.

Do you help with tenders?

Tender watch and selection, a go / no-go in a page, positioning and win themes, writing and design, and partner consortia. Per RFP or inside a retainer.

Related

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Ready to build, launch or grow?

Book a call. No deck, no pitch. An honest read on what you need next and whether I am the right person to do it.

info@fearlesshorizons.com