Name

Seitenplan Gmbh

Legal name

SeitenPlan GmbH

Website

https://www.seitenplan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Content Marketing and Corporate Publishing Services

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Reader Community, Serialization & Monetization Platforms (Web fiction, Subscriptions) (MPAJAJAM)

Keywords

• Content marketing services
• Corporate publishing
• Digital magazines
• Science communication
• Video and animation production

Headquarters

HQ city

Dortmund

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Content Marketing & Corporate Publishing Services: Full-service agency providing strategic content, editorial design, print and digital publishing, video/animation, and web development to clients in Mittelstand, energy, and science sectors. Revenue is project-based and retainer-based for ongoing client relationships. No public pricing disclosed.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SeitenPlan is a full-service content marketing and corporate publishing agency that strategizes, creates, and produces cross-media content (print magazines, digital publications, video, animation, websites) for German Mittelstand companies, energy utilities, and research/science organizations. Deliverables span customer magazines, employee magazines, annual reports, content hubs, and multimedia campaigns, executed via a multidisciplinary in-house team and the proprietary Fablisher online publishing platform.

Product overview

Seitenplan GmbH is a content marketing and corporate publishing agency offering a portfolio of proprietary and service-based products. The core proprietary product is the Fablisher online publishing platform, which enables creation of multimedia digital publications including online magazines, annual reports, and content hubs. The company also provides a comprehensive range of services organized into four pillars: Content Strategy & Consulting, Video & Animation, Print Publishing, and Online/Web Development. Service offerings include editorial work, design, illustration, infographics, photography, social media, SEO, CMS management, and analytics. The company specializes in science communication, educational content, and serves mid-sized companies, energy providers, and organizations in education, science, and foundations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SeitenPlan Science: A specialized sub-brand focused on science communication services for universities and research institutions, operating at science.seitenplan.com with dedicated team members and services including web packages, content packages, magazine packages, and application packages.

Products and services

• Fablisher Proprietary online publishing platform for creating multimedia digital publications including online magazines, annual reports, and content hubs with responsive HTML5 design, multimedia integration (video, podcasts), and interactive elements (polls, voting, social sharing). Used to deliver SeitenPlan's digital publishing projects to enterprise clients.
• Content Strategy Consulting Strategic consulting for content marketing including content planning, distribution strategy, and goal setting tailored for mid-sized companies and non-profit organizations. Delivered by SeitenPlan's content strategy team.
• Video and Animation Production End-to-end video production including videojournalistic reports, explainer videos, animation films, animated infographics, motion design, 3D animation from CAD data, and post-production. Delivered by in-house motion designers and producers for corporate clients across sectors.
• Print Publishing Services Print media production including customer magazines, employee magazines, annual reports, image brochures, and corporate books, with concept, editing, photography, graphics, layout, illustration, and print prepress handled in-house.
• Online and Web Development Digital media development including websites, online magazines, social media presence, content hubs, SEO, CMS management, and analytics. Implemented through the proprietary Fablisher platform for digital-first outputs.
• SeitenPlan Science — Science Communication Services Specialized sub-brand offering science communication services — web packages, content packages, magazine packages, and application packages — for universities and research institutions. Delivered by specialist science journalists and content experts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 93% reader satisfaction for Süwag 'Dialog' magazine
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature2 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Territory Content to Results: Territory is a leading German content marketing agency (part of Bertelsmann) offering brand storytelling, content strategy, and corporate publishing. Directly comparable to SeitenPlan in service portfolio and target German enterprise clients.
• Strichpunkt Design: Stuttgart-based brand and corporate design agency specializing in visual identity, annual reports, and corporate publishing for German enterprises. Comparable in design-led corporate publishing and Stuttgart/Mittelstand client base.
• guido burger GmbH: German content marketing and corporate publishing agency based in Münster, producing customer magazines, annual reports, and digital content for B2B clients. Closely comparable in size, agency model, and target verticals.
• Komm.Passion: Dortmund/Berlin-based content marketing agency specializing in content strategy, storytelling, and B2B communications. Direct peer with shared geography and comparable service offerings.
• FAKTOR 3 (formerly A&B One): Hamburg-based agency providing content marketing, corporate publishing, and digital communications for German enterprise clients. Comparable in scope of content marketing and corporate publishing services.
• CP Corporate Publishing: Berlin-based corporate publishing agency producing customer magazines, employee magazines, and annual reports for German corporates. Direct peer in magazine-style content marketing and corporate publishing.
• Konstruktiv: Bielefeld-based content marketing agency offering content strategy, editorial, and corporate publishing services. Comparable agency model, German B2B focus, and content marketing offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Scholz & Friends: Major German creative agency group offering brand strategy, advertising, and content marketing. Overlaps with SeitenPlan in corporate storytelling and annual reports but operates at much larger scale across broader services.
• Serviceplan Group: Europe's largest independent agency group with content marketing capabilities (Serviceplan Content). Broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise content marketing budgets as SeitenPlan.
• Jung von Matt: Major German creative agency group with content production and brand storytelling capabilities. Larger, broader agency competing for German enterprise storytelling engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCa-GY7YmeMke497rKpm-cfg/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/seitenplanagentur
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seitenplan

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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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