KONTUR communication design

What KONTUR communication design does

KONTUR Kommunikationsdesign (legal entity KONTUR GmbH Kommunikationsdesign) is a Swiss advertising and communications design agency headquartered in Goldach, St. Gallen, operating since 1999. The firm offers an integrated portfolio of communications services spanning corporate and product design, brand strategy, campaigning, corporate publishing, classical advertising, public relations and ghost writing, photography, illustration, sales promotion, trade show design, and event communication, alongside digital-channel services including social media management (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok), YouTube/Podcast production, e-commerce support, and SEO/CRO. Its client base of roughly two dozen named Swiss businesses cuts across finance, food and beverage, manufacturing, education, healthcare, automotive, and government, with a horizontal segmentation approach targeting regional SMB and mid-market customers in Eastern Switzerland.

The agency runs on standard industry tooling — Wix.com for its own and client websites, Google Fonts, Google Analytics, and Google AdWords — with no proprietary technology platform, no software product, no public API, and no disclosed AI or data assets. It is therefore a labor-intensive professional services firm whose output is the specialist creative work of its small (1–10 employee) team rather than a scalable product.

KONTUR generates revenue through project-based engagements and retainer arrangements priced on a quote basis against client-specific scope; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying on direct outreach, referrals, an active LinkedIn/Facebook presence, Issuu portfolio publishing, Google AdWords, and an email newsletter to generate leads in the regional Swiss market. The firm is privately held, founder-operated, and shows no evidence of institutional investors, funding rounds, M&A activity, or ownership transitions.

Name

KONTUR communication design

Legal name

KONTUR GmbH Kommunikationsdesign

Website

https://konturonline.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

KONTUR Kommunikationsdesign is a Swiss full-service advertising and communications design agency based in Goldach, serving regional SMB and mid-market clients with brand strategy, corporate design, digital marketing, social media, and SEO/CRO services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Advertising & Communications Services

NAICS

Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418), Graphic Design Services (541430)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAFAEAG

Packaging & Product Brand Design

Business & Public Services/Marketing, Advertising & PR Services/Brand Strategy & Creative Services

SECONDARYBPAHAKAL

Exhibition, Retail & Experiential Design

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Architecture, Design & Planning Services

Keywords

• Corporate communications design
• Brand strategy services
• Advertising campaign management
• Website design marketing
• Social media management

Headquarters

HQ city

Mörschwil

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Creative Agency Services: KONTUR generates revenue through providing integrated communications and design services including corporate design, brand strategy, campaign management, advertising, public relations, photography, illustration, website development, e-commerce, SEO/CRO, social media management, event management, and trade show design. Revenue is project-based and retainer arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KONTUR communication design is a Swiss advertising and communications agency that delivers integrated creative services including corporate design, brand strategy, campaign management, traditional and digital advertising, public relations, photography, illustration, website development, social media management, e-commerce support, SEO/CRO, event and trade show design. The agency serves primarily Swiss businesses on a project and retainer basis, acting as a full-service creative partner for both offline and digital communication needs.

Product overview

KONTUR Kommunikationsdesign is a communications and design agency based in Goldach, Switzerland, offering a comprehensive suite of creative and marketing services. The agency provides a portfolio of complementary services including Corporate Design, Brand Strategy, Campaigning, Corporate Publishing, Traditional Advertising, Public Relations, Websites & E-Marketing, Photography, Illustration, Sales Promotion, Trade Show Design, Events, and Social Media Management. Digital services cover LinkedIn/Facebook management, Instagram/TikTok content creation, YouTube/Podcast production, E-Commerce support, and SEO/CRO optimization. Rather than a unified software product, KONTUR offers service-based offerings where these individual service offerings work together to deliver comprehensive communication solutions for clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Design

Named customers23 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Rod Kommunikation: Swiss communications and brand agency providing brand strategy, corporate design, and integrated communications to Swiss clients, directly comparable in service mix and regional focus to KONTUR.
• Ruf Lanz: A small, well-known Swiss creative/advertising boutique based in Zurich, comparable in size and positioning to KONTUR as a specialist Swiss agency offering integrated creative services to enterprise clients.

Broad incumbents

• Scholz & Friends: European creative network with DACH presence offering brand strategy, campaign work, and digital services comparable to KONTUR's full-service menu, but at network scale with cross-border client reach.
• MetaDesign: International brand and design consultancy offering corporate design, brand strategy, and digital services that overlap with KONTUR's brand and corporate design offering, operating at larger scale across multiple markets.
• Wirz Group: One of Switzerland's largest and longest-established advertising agencies, offering the same broad mix of brand strategy, campaigning, and digital services as KONTUR but at significantly greater scale and with a national footprint.
• Jung von Matt (Switzerland): Swiss office of the major European creative network Jung von Matt; competes with KONTUR for Swiss enterprise and mid-market brand and campaign work but operates with a much larger team and international creative resources.
• Heimat (TBWA) Zurich: Swiss creative agency with full-service brand, campaign, and digital capabilities directly comparable to KONTUR's integrated communications offering, but with a much larger team and network backing.
• Serviceplan Group: Large European independent agency group offering brand, digital, and integrated communications comparable in scope to KONTUR, but with significantly greater resources and a multi-country footprint.
• Farner Consulting: Major Swiss communications and PR consultancy with a broad offering across public relations, brand communications, and digital—overlapping with KONTUR's PR, ghost writing, and corporate publishing services.

Others

• Swiss Association of Communication Agencies (KS/CS): Industry association representing Swiss communications and advertising agencies; relevant as an ecosystem/peer reference point for a small Swiss communications agency like KONTUR, though not a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KONTURKommunikationsdesign
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kontur-kommunikationsdesign

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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