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Bart Verduyn

Bart Verduyn

Managing Partner

Recent Posts:

Why We Changed Our Positioning (And What It Means for Our Clients)

For three decades, we've helped companies in healthcare and engineering clarify their positioning and accelerate market adoption. We've sharpened countless brand strategies, translated complex innovations into compelling narratives, and created content that turns stakeholders into advocates. But here's what we hadn't done: apply that same rigor to ourselves. Our previous positioning—"Make your mark"—was aspirational and energizing when we created it. But over time, we realized it didn't capture what we actually do or why it matters in today's market. So we did what we ask our clients to do: we challenged our assumptions, listened to the market, and got clear about our value. The result is our new positioning: Making complexity clear for every stakeholder. Here's the thinking behind it.

Customers don’t buy features

You and your team worked hard and long on your innovative product. You want the world to know and understand why your product is revolutionary. It’s tempting to put the spotlight on the product: features, performance, specs, innovations. But here’s the truth: customers don’t buy features. More often than not, they don’t even know for sure your product will solve their problem when they decide. They simply buy the confidence that your product will work for them, in their context. You may invoice them for the product, but they expect a lot more.

Plain Language: Why Clear Words Matter

We allknowthe feeling: a letter fromthe bank, a hospitalinstruction sheet, or a phonebill lands in your hands—andyoucan’t make sense of it. The words are long, thesentencestangled, thelayoutoverwhelming. That’swhereplainlanguagecomes in. Plainlanguage is notaboutdumbingthings down. It’sabout respect, trust, andempathy.

From Vendor to Partner: Strategies for Healthcare Partnerships (Part 2)

Building on the shift from transactional vendors to strategic partners, the second part of our series dives into how collaboration works in practice. We explore strategies for effective supplier-provider partnerships, key European initiatives, procurement considerations, and the inspiring example of Maria Middelares hospital. Learn how startups and suppliers co-create solutions that improve patient outcomes, streamline operations, and generate lasting value.

From Vendor to Partner: Why Healthcare Relationships Are Changing (Part 1)

Healthcare is changing faster than ever. By 2025, hospitals face rising costs, staffing challenges, and increasing pressure to deliver better outcomes with tighter budgets. In this new reality, suppliers can no longer rely on transactional sales they must become true partners. In this first part of our series, we explore why hospitals are seeking strategic collaborations, how partnerships are evolving, and real-world examples from Europe that show efficiency and shared outcomes are now the “new currency” of healthcare supplier relationships.

AI in B2B marketing: a goldmine in a landmine field

AI is the new intern everyone’s using—but no one’s quite sure who pays their salary, who owns their work, or what secrets they might leak. In B2B marketing, agencies love AI for what it promises: speed, scale, and smarts. But their clients—especially the big enterprise ones—are starting to worry. Not just about brand tone or creative quality, but about intellectual property, confidential data, and regulatory risk.

We have been awarded the Charter for Sustainable Entrepreneurship by Voka

We proudly announce that we have been awarded the Charter for Sustainable Entrepreneurship by Voka, the Flemish Employers Association.

Demand generation for B2B

Is demand generation the most important part of the B2B marketer’s job? Well, you might say so – because if there isn’t any demand for your product or solution, there’s no point to the rest of your marketing activities.

The importance of community building in B2B, part 2: how to develop your community

Once you decide that you want to develop a community for your customers, what’s the next step? You can start by answering these questions:

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