Your features have an expiration date. Your story shouldn’t.

I help B2B tech companies build stories that last, from positioning and messaging through to their website, LinkedIn and GTM campaigns.

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When everyone can build software, standing out gets a lot harder...

Software is getting cheaper and easier to build. Your competitors can ship features overnight. So the capabilities that set you apart last year are table stakes this year...

And you've probably noticed it.

01

Your homepage sounds like three of your competitors.

02

Sales falls back on features and discounts because there’s no bigger story to tell.

03

Buyers ask “how are you different from X?” and the answer takes too long.

04

You're not sure where to even begin when it comes to marketing your product.

How I help

I build your story on what can’t be copied

Competitors can match your features. They can’t match your point of view.

The result: one clear story your market remembers, long after the features catch up

  1. 01

    Positioning and messaging

    We define what you are, who you’re for, and what makes you different. Then we build and the narrative that ties it together.

    PositioningNarrativeMessage map
  2. 02

    Website

    Your homepage stops reading like a feature dump and starts making an argument buyers remember.

    HomepageWebsite copyLanding pages
  3. 03

    LinkedIn

    Exec and company page strategy & engine that reinforces the right narrative to the people you want to reach.

    Exec profilesCompany pageContent engine
  4. 04

    GTM campaigns

    Launches and campaigns built on the core story, told in a way that delights your audience.

    LaunchesCampaignsCore story

Results

What I’ve helped clients with

Kind words

Here's what some of them have to say

"From our first workshop, we felt we were in good hands. Within 6 weeks of launch, we managed to attract 400+ new users to our tool."

Sean King

Sean King

Co-Founder, Dragonfly

"Our messaging needs to speak to multiple stakeholders. Thanks to Defne, our message is landing with all of them."

Philippe Miller

Philippe Miller

Founder, Momentum Health

"Their discovery process helped us refine our messaging. We've seen a 2x increase in our demo bookings."

Antonio Varriale

Antonio Varriale

Vanilla Steel

"Before, I was posting on LinkedIn sporadically. But once we launched, I started getting DMs from potential clients and partners within just a few weeks."

Craig Graham

Craig Graham

Founder, Grayvault

"Laurel Leaf did an exceptional job extracting and distilling our business' information during a crucial time for us. We still use their Message Map to this day whenever we need to execute on our campaigns."

Sarah Newman

Sarah Newman

Group Head of Marketing, nxzen

"Since working with Laurel Leaf, I've seen a measurable impact on my business. We're seeing steadily climbing conversion rates and pipeline coming in."

Haroon

Haroon

Autoblocks AI

Why not just…?

Hire a branding agency

You get

A beautiful identity and a big deck.

The catch

But the work often stops at visuals and taglines, and the story rarely makes it into your sales calls or your LinkedIn.

Hire a freelance copywriter

You get

Fresh words, fast.

The catch

But copywriters write what you brief them on. If the brief is a feature list, you get a well-written feature list.

Do it yourself, with AI

You get

Speed and a low price.

The catch

But AI writes from what already exists, and that’s exactly what your competitors are using too. You end up sounding like the average of your market.

Defne

Work with me

You get

The strategy and the writing from one person with 10+ years in positioning and messaging for technical B2B, from SaaS and AI to healthtech and energy, working alongside you or your marketing team. I build the core story with you, then carry it through your website, LinkedIn and campaigns. It’s how Dragonfly got 400+ new users in 6 weeks and GetYourGuide nearly doubled its referral signups.

Get in touch if you're ready to work with someone who:

Thinks like a CMO, but also gets sh*t doneKnows how to tell your story on your website, LinkedIn, and GTM campaignsTells you what’s actually broken (kindly, but ruthlessly)
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