Connective Hub

What Connective Hub does

Connective Hub is a London and Istanbul-based private company that operates as a hybrid full-service creative and digital agency combined with a venture studio. Founded in 1990 by Fevzi Kemal Torun and co-founded by Ayla Torun, PhD, the firm runs a senior-only delivery model with 1-10 employees and no junior hand-offs.

The agency practice covers branding and visual identity, AI marketing and digital strategy, SEO and Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO), web and app development, content and publishing, public relations, event management, healthcare communications, UK market entry (particularly for Turkish brands), NGO and public sector communications, and SME retainer services. Pricing is split between project-based fees and monthly retainers, with publicly disclosed SME tiers at £299, £599, and £999 per month and quote-based enterprise pricing.

The venture studio operates seven wholly-owned platforms: ScanBook (a private diagnostic imaging marketplace with 600+ CQC-registered centres), The Diagnostic and MedProtocol (clinical decision support), Sustain (AI-powered ESG reporting), 7fil (AI-powered Turkish real estate portal), TBMag (Turkish-British bilingual magazine), and C4CCI (Centre for Creative & Cultural Industries). The company is founder-owned, bootstrapped, with no disclosed external funding, and serves a diverse mix of healthcare providers, UK SMEs, NGOs, public bodies, and international brands entering the UK.

Name

Connective Hub

Legal name

Connective Hub Limited

Website

https://theconnective.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Connective Hub is a London-Istanbul AI creative and communications studio combining a full-service agency with a venture studio operating seven health, media, real estate, and sustainability platforms, serving UK SMEs, healthcare providers, NGOs, and international brands entering the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative and Digital Marketing Agency Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (541810), Graphic Design Services (541430), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare/Pharma Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emerging Tech (IoT, Blockchain, AR/VR, Edge) Consulting (BPAHAEAL), Care Navigation, Referral & Digital Front Door Platforms (HLALABAH)

Keywords

• Creative agency services
• Digital marketing agency
• Healthcare communications
• AI marketing solutions
• Brand strategy services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: Full-service agency offering strategy, branding, digital marketing, content, publishing, web development, PR, and event management. Revenue generated through project-based fees, monthly retainers, and consultation services. SME monthly plans range from £299 to £999 per month.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Connective Hub is a London and Istanbul-based AI creative studio that delivers full-service branding, digital marketing, content, publishing, healthcare communications and web/app development to UK businesses, healthcare providers, NGOs, public-sector bodies and international brands entering the UK. Alongside agency services sold through senior-led consultations and monthly SME retainers, the firm builds and operates its own health-tech, sustainability, real-estate and media venture platforms (ScanBook, The Diagnostic, MedProtocol, Sustain, 7fil, TBMag, C4CCI), positioning itself as a hybrid agency and venture studio.

Product overview

Connective Hub operates as a venture studio combining a full-service creative and digital marketing agency with owned health-tech and sustainability platforms. The core offering comprises six agency service pillars — AI & Technology, Health Communications, Creative Strategy, SEO & Digital Web, Content & Publishing, and SME Agency Services — alongside specialist offerings in UK market entry, NGO/public sector, sustainability reporting, and event management. The portfolio is anchored by five live venture platforms Connective Hub has built and operates: ScanBook (UK private diagnostic imaging marketplace with 600+ CQC-registered centres), The Diagnostic (clinical pathway guidance), MedProtocol (clinical decision support), Sustain (AI-powered ESG reporting), and 7fil (AI-powered Turkish real estate portal). TBMag and C4CCI provide media and creative industry platforms. All services are delivered by senior staff with no junior handoffs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ScanBook: HealthTech platform - Private diagnostic imaging marketplace with 600+ CQC-registered centres across the UK.
• The Diagnostic
• MedProtocol
• TBMag
• C4CCI
• Sustain
• 7fil

Products and services

• ScanBook Private diagnostic imaging marketplace connecting patients with 600+ CQC-registered imaging centres across the UK; built and operated by Connective Hub as a live HealthTech venture.
• The Diagnostic Intelligent diagnostic guidance and clinical pathway tools for patients and practitioners, providing decision support for navigating UK diagnostic services.
• MedProtocol Clinical decision support and medical protocol management platform for healthcare practitioners, built on 18+ years of healthcare communications expertise.
• Sustain AI-powered ESG reporting and carbon management platform for energy and enterprise sectors, built and operated as a Connective Hub venture.
• 7fil Next-generation real estate portal for Turkey using AI-powered property search and valuation, operated as a Connective Hub venture.
• TBMag Turkish-British bilingual magazine covering business, culture, healthcare, technology and the arts, serving as a strategic media bridge between London and Turkey.
• C4CCI (Centre for Creative & Cultural Industries) London-based hub for innovation and collaboration at the intersection of art, design and technology, connecting creative organisations across the UK, Turkey and beyond.
• AI Marketing & Digital Strategy AI-powered marketing service combining audience intelligence, paid advertising (Google and Meta), predictive analytics, marketing automation, AI content optimisation and social media management, managed by senior strategists.
• SEO & GEO (Search and Generative Engine Optimisation) Combined SEO and GEO service covering keyword research, on-page optimisation, technical SEO, local SEO, Google Ads management and generative engine optimisation for AI answer engines such as ChatGPT and Perplexity.
• Web & App Development Custom website, web application and mobile platform development across WordPress, Next.js, Shopify and bespoke builds, including monthly website care and management.
• UK Market Entry & eCommerce Full-service UK market entry support for international brands (particularly from Turkey), covering company formation, brand localisation, Shopify/WooCommerce eCommerce development, Amazon UK management and UK digital marketing.
• Healthcare Communications CQC-compliant, NHS-aware healthcare marketing service spanning website content, Google Ads for healthcare, medical SEO, patient email communications, healthcare PR and clinical brand strategy, backed by 18+ years of continuous healthcare sector work.
• Branding & Creative Full brand strategy, visual identity, design, print and corporate materials, publishing and editorial design, brand guidelines and rebranding, supported by 35 years of creative expertise.
• Content, Publishing & PR Copywriting, editorial strategy, magazine production, corporate publishing, PR and media relations, produced by a team with journalistic and publishing backgrounds applying editorial standards to brand communications.
• Sustainability & ESG Reporting GRI and TCFD-aligned sustainability and ESG reporting, integrated annual reports, investor communications and impact reports, with full in-house writing, design and print production.
• Event Management Corporate conferences, brand launches, healthcare professional events, cultural events, hybrid/digital events and exhibition management, produced by senior creatives and strategists.
• NGO & Public Sector Communications Strategic communications, impact reporting, EU and UK funding proposal development, digital presence and campaign communications for nonprofits, charities, universities and public bodies.
• SME Agency Services Senior-led full-service marketing partnership for SMEs, available in three monthly tiers (Starter from £299/month, Growth from £599/month, Full Agency Partner from £999/month), covering strategy, creative, digital, content and paid advertising with no long-term contract required.

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ScanBookcoreOthersPrivate diagnostic imaging marketplace venture. 600+ CQC-registered imaging centres across the UK. Built and operated by Connective Hub to demonstrate healthcare platform capability.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pentagram: Independent design and branding firm with a senior-partner-only delivery model and 50+ year heritage. Strong operating-philosophy analogue to Connective Hub's senior-only creative practice, though focused purely on design rather than full-service communications.
• Mother London: Independent London creative agency with senior-led delivery across brand, digital and content. Comparable operating philosophy to Connective Hub's boutique senior-only model, though serving larger global brands.
• The&Partnership: London-based creative and media agency operating a senior-led, full-service model across brand, digital and content. Closely comparable to Connective Hub in delivery philosophy (senior-only team, integrated offering) and SME-to-enterprise client mix, though with significantly larger scale.
• Health Unlimited: UK-headquartered healthcare communications agency offering PR, brand and digital services to pharma and patient communities. Closely comparable to Connective Hub's CQC-aware, NHS-literate healthcare communications pillar.
• Real Chemistry: Healthcare-focused communications and marketing agency combining agency services with proprietary health-tech platforms. The most direct analogue to Connective Hub's hybrid venture-studio-plus-healthcare-agency model, particularly its ScanBook and MedProtocol offerings.
• Evoke (formerly Evoke KYNE): Healthcare communications and marketing agency with deep pharma and provider specialism. Comparable to Connective Hub's healthcare communications practice in targeting private clinics, pharma brands and NHS-aware clients.

Broad incumbents

• WPP: Global advertising holding company whose agencies (Ogilvy Health, VMLY&R, Grey) compete for the same healthcare, branding and digital marketing clients as Connective Hub. Relevant as the incumbent competitive backdrop shaping pricing and competitive pressure.
• BBH (Bartle Bogle Hegarty): Established London creative agency offering brand strategy, advertising and digital services. Broader incumbent analogue to Connective Hub's branding and creative pillar, with similar creative pedigree but significantly greater scale and global reach.
• Havas Health Network: Global healthcare communications network within Havas, offering integrated health marketing, PR and patient engagement. Comparable in healthcare specialism and patient/CQC-adjacent focus, but operates at much greater scale across geographies.

Emerging players

• Mind+Matter: Independent healthcare marketing and communications agency with strong digital and patient-engagement capability. Comparable to Connective Hub in size tier, healthcare specialism and digital-first delivery, making it a likely competitive head-to-head for SME-to-mid-market healthcare clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/connectivehub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/connectiveuk
• Instagraminstagram.com/connectivehub

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries8 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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