For health busi­nesses in the DACH region

Brand Stra­tegy for Health Busi­nesses,
that reso­na­tes.

You’­re excel­lent in your field. But not­hing is get­ting through to the out­side world. Tha­t’s not due to you, but to a lack of trans­la­ti­on. I help health busi­nesses posi­ti­on their essence so cle­ar­ly that cli­ents who under­stand and app­re­cia­te them come. 

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Tes­ti­mo­ni­al

“Nice words.
But will it work for me too?”

A brand stra­tegy in 4 weeks that final­ly rea­ches clients.

The non-pro­fit orga­ni­sa­ti­on ggg Basel: a web­site that rea­ched no one—and upfront, the honest doubt: “What if a WSU pro­cess (work­shop, stra­tegy, imple­men­ta­ti­on) ends up brin­ging no sub­s­tance?” In the work­shop, we shifted the per­spec­ti­ve: Their real tar­get group isn’t “ever­yo­ne”, but the peo­p­le who sup­port them. After that, they didn’t just have cla­ri­ty, but docu­ments they could use to set up their enti­re web­site pro­ject them­sel­ves. Have a listen. 

Cli­ent project

„Wir dach­ten, es geht um die Website.
In the end, the who­le team got on board.“

The gynae­co­lo­gy prac­ti­ce Lör­rach Schopf­heim: con­ser­va­ti­ve, ful­ly boo­ked, estab­lished medi­ci­ne. In the WSU pro­cess (work­shop, stra­tegy, imple­men­ta­ti­on), we cla­ri­fied who they want to address and how—and trans­la­ted their tech­ni­cal lan­guage into the lan­guage of their pati­ents. The sur­pri­se came after­wards: Not only did new pati­ents get in touch. New col­le­agues did too. And the exis­ting team got on board, becau­se they final­ly reco­g­nis­ed them­sel­ves again. 

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Pro­blem

Three things you pro­ba­b­ly know.

  • Du bist fach­lich füh­rend im Health-Markt, doch drau­ßen kommt davon nichts an. Anyo­ne who expe­ri­en­ces you in per­son is con­vin­ced. Anyo­ne who lands on your web­site clicks away. And the right inqui­ries don’t come. 

  • Dein Auf­tritt erzählt von dir, nicht davon, was dei­ne Kund:innen davon haben. They don’t under­stand your offer right away and are gone befo­re they even inquire.
  • You’ve alre­a­dy inves­ted in agen­ci­es and tools.
    Not much has changed—only your scep­ti­cism has grown.

It’s not you—it’s the miss­ing translation.

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This is what it can look like

Das­sel­be Fach. 
A dif­fe­rent effect.

  • Dein Auf­tritt trägt von der ers­ten Sekun­de bis zur Anfra­ge. Lin­ke­dIn, web­site and sales work together—and the peo­p­le who fit you get in touch.
  • Dein Auf­tritt zeigt sofort, was dei­ne Kund:innen davon haben. They under­stand you right away and stay.

  • Dies­mal steht zuerst das Fun­da­ment, dann das Sicht­ba­re.
    You see why it works—and you can rely on it.

That’s how the cli­ents come who under­stand and value you.

This is how we get there

In 3 months to a brand & website
that gets found, speaks to peo­p­le & convinces.

KICK-OFF: WORKSHOP

Posi­tio­ning & Clarity

We bring your ide­al cli­ents to the table in your mind: who they are, what dri­ves them, and which words reso­na­te with them. And in par­al­lel: why you, spe­ci­fi­cal­ly? In the end, you will be able to express in one sen­tence what you stand for.

WEEK 4: STRATEGY + PRACTICE CHECK

Tar­get Audi­ence Messaging

This beco­mes a posi­tio­ning that holds across all chan­nels, vali­da­ted against real voices from your tar­get audi­ence. A foun­da­ti­on you can rely on, ins­tead of having to guess again every time.

WEEK 8: (RE-)DESIGN + IMPLEMENTATION

Imple­men­ta­ti­on & Visibility

Only now: design and website—as a page that sells for you. And you get ever­y­thing han­ded over in a way that you can have it main­tai­ned affordably—I’m not tying you to me, I’m making you independent.

WEEK 12: REACH YOUR GOALS

Go live & Tracking

Around 12 weeks to a web­site that speaks—followed by check-ins after 3 and 6 months. First the foun­da­ti­on, then your exter­nal presence.

Why me of all people?

I know why not­hing has stuck so far

In big agen­ci­es, I spent years see­ing the shop win­dow built first—logo, website—while the foun­da­ti­on stay­ed half-finis­hed or was miss­ing enti­re­ly. That way, I could never deli­ver what the cli­ent real­ly needed. 

13 years ago, I flip­ped that around: first the foun­da­ti­on, then what’s visible.

And I know your situa­ti­on from the insi­de: at first, I com­mu­ni­ca­ted too broad­ly mys­elf, ser­ved the wrong people—only clear posi­tio­ning brought the right ones. Been the­re, done that.

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Years of expe­ri­ence as a brand stra­te­gist, posi­tio­ning expert & brand designer

Guest lec­tu­rer posi­ti­on at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Basel, Depart­ment of Psychology

Per­cent pas­si­on for health—personally in com­pe­ti­ti­ve sports for years

Sup­port­ed health busi­nesses: from solo prac­ti­ces to an ortho­pae­dic clinic

Award­ed mul­ti­ple times at design awards

Years mar­ried to a PhD in biochemistry—at our place, the stu­dies come first, then the verdict

What you won’t get from me

1. No quick promises

I’ll also tell you when some­thing isn’t solid yet.

2. Kei­ne Abhängigkeit 

I hand ever­y­thing over to you and make you independent.

Three steps—your roadmap

This is how we
can work together

You’re not boo­king “a web­site”. You’re buil­ding a foun­da­ti­on.
And after each step, you deci­de for yours­elf how far you want to go. 

Pha­se 1: 4–8 weeks

Brand foun­da­ti­on & strategy

Posi­tio­ning and tar­get-group-ali­gned mes­sa­ging in 4–8 weeks. In the end, you have a foun­da­ti­on you can refer back to, ins­tead of gues­sing again with every text.

1. Work­shop
We shar­pen your posi­tio­ning until one sen­tence cap­tures what you stand for and what sets you apart from the com­pe­ti­ti­on. (Per­so­nas, men­tor, USP, bridge-buil­ding narrative.)

2. Tar­get group inter­views
We ali­gn what we’ve deve­lo­ped with real voices from your tar­get group—so it holds up and doesn’t just sound good intern­al­ly. We work clo­se­ly together—with feed­back loops and asyn­chro­no­us alignment. 

3. Mes­sa­ging docu­ments
You get your core mes­sa­ges, ali­gned and rea­dy to use—as a foun­da­ti­on for web­site, sales and mar­ke­ting.

from

EUR 5,900*

The docu­ments are yours—you can con­ti­nue on your own after­wards or keep going with
me.

* Mul­ti­ple tar­get groups? More depth, more interviews—the pri­ce increa­ses accor­din­gly. Available in two install­ments upon request.

Pha­se 2: 4–8 weeks

Landing page + cor­po­ra­te design

In the end, your busi­ness final­ly looks as good as you real­ly are—and your most important page brings the right peo­p­le to inquire.

1. Cor­po­ra­te design
Your stra­tegy gets a face: a pre­sence peo­p­le reco­g­ni­se and trust. (Logo, colours, typo­gra­phy, imagery adapt­ed to the new tar­get groups)

2. Landing page design
Your most important page is desi­gned so it’s unders­tood in seconds and leads visi­tors straight to an inquiry—no detours. Not just beau­tiful, but cle­ar­ly gui­ded. (Struc­tu­re, user gui­dance, wire­frame → design.)

3. Design han­do­ver
You get ever­y­thing as a usable sys­tem, so your pre­sence stays con­sis­t­ent­ly strong everywhere—even wit­hout me. (Design files, tem­pla­tes, style guidelines)

EUR 5,900

The finis­hed page that sells for you—handed over as a wire­frame in a way that you can have it main­tai­ned afford­a­b­ly. I’m not tying you to me. I’m making you independent. 

Check-ins after 3 and 6 months included. Two inst­al­ments available on request. 

Pha­se 3: depen­ding on scope

Web­site
implementation

In the end, your web­site is live. Not as a draft, but built, fil­led (with SEO + GEO-che­cked texts) and rea­dy to bring you the right people. 

1. Imple­men­ta­ti­on & deve­lo­p­ment
The wire­frame beco­mes the finis­hed web­site (landing page & sub­pages): cle­an­ly built, fast, strong on all devices.
(Struc­tu­re, tech, mobi­le optimisation.)

2. Findabili­ty
Your site is set up so the right peo­p­le can find you—understood by humans and search engi­nes.
(Struc­tu­re, findabili­ty, clean copy.)

3. Han­do­ver & inde­pen­dence
You get your web­site in a way that you can main­tain it yours­elf or have it main­tai­ned afford­a­b­ly by an exter­nal pro­vi­der. I’m not tying you down—I’m making you inde­pen­dent. (Onboar­ding, access, main­ten­an­ce guide.)

depen­ding on scope

We set your fixed pri­ce after the free brand audit. No sur­pri­ses, maxi­mum transparency. 

FAQ – I ans­wer your questions

1. What does a brand stra­tegy work­shop look like?

The brand stra­tegy work­shop con­sists of three phases:

Month 1: We deve­lop your brand foun­da­ti­on & a clear positioning—you gain cla­ri­ty about who you are, who you’re addres­sing and what added value you offer.

Month 2: We shar­pen your core mes­sa­ge based on real tar­get group insights and for­mu­la­te lan­guage and con­tent that your desi­red cli­ents imme­dia­te­ly understand.

Month 3: We visi­bly imple­ment the strategy—from wire­frame to web­site text to go-live track­ing. 
After around twel­ve weeks, the­re is a brand that speaks, is found and convinces. 

2. How is brand stra­tegy dif­fe­rent from branding?

Brand stra­tegy lays the foundation—it defi­nes visi­on, mis­si­on, values, tar­get group pro­fi­le (Ide­al Cli­ent Pro­fi­le), posi­tio­ning and tonality.

Bran­ding is the visi­ble imple­men­ta­ti­on of this stra­tegy in design, lan­guage and expe­ri­en­ces. Only stra­te­gic cla­ri­ty makes bran­ding an effec­ti­ve instru­ment of differentiation. 

3. Why is brand stra­tegy so important for health businesses?

Trust is cru­cial in the health­ca­re sec­tor. A well-foun­ded brand stra­tegy ensu­res that pati­ents, doc­tors or part­ners imme­dia­te­ly feel what you stand for. It crea­tes dif­fe­ren­tia­ti­on in a sen­si­ti­ve mar­ket, streng­thens cre­di­bi­li­ty and leads to more sui­ta­ble inqui­ries – online and offline.

4. How much does a rebrand in the health sec­tor cost?

A brand stra­tegy work­shop inclu­ding clear posi­tio­ning, core mes­sa­ge and imple­men­ta­ti­on road­map is €5,900 (plus VAT).

Buil­ding on that, naming, clai­ming, visu­al rede­sign and web­site imple­men­ta­ti­on can be added—depending on needs and pro­ject scope.

5. How long does it take to deve­lop a brand strategy?

From kick-off to a cle­ar­ly visi­ble brand, the pro­cess takes around 12 weeks:

Pha­se 1:
3–4 hours work­shop
Pha­se 2:
Prac­ti­ce check and core mes­sa­ge deve­lo­p­ment
Pha­se 3:
Imple­men­ta­ti­on with web­site draft,
go-live and tracking

After 3 + 6 months, a check-in is car­ri­ed out for review and, if neces­sa­ry, fine-tuning.

6. Are SEO & GEO/AI-opti­mi­sed texts part of the offer?

All texts are pre­pared so that they include all SEO-rele­vant key­words. This is how you and your busi­ness get recom­men­ded via Goog­le and AI. 

How we do it:
Through cli­ent inter­views, we get real quo­tes from the tar­get group and thus the most important buil­ding blocks for GEO-rele­vant state­ments and search queries.

7. How do we get started?

Open­ness, curio­si­ty and a litt­le time for the work­shop and co-crea­ti­on ses­si­ons. If you want to posi­ti­on your health busi­ness more cle­ar­ly and make it visi­ble, we start with a free brand audit. You will then recei­ve your indi­vi­du­al offer. 

I am loo­king for­ward to your project!

Now adapt the qua­li­ty of your exter­nal pre­sen­ta­ti­on to the qua­li­ty of your exper­ti­se. In order to achie­ve the visi­bi­li­ty on the mar­ket that your com­pa­ny deser­ves. Let’s get to know each other and speak the lan­guage of your desi­red customers.