Our story

35 Years of Work. The Same Commitment Throughout.

Connective was founded in 1990 as one of the first independent communications agencies in the region. Over 35 years, we have built brands, launched products, managed crises, produced hundreds of publications and run digital campaigns across two continents.

We are not a startup with a compelling story about disrupting the agency model. We are an established agency with a long track record, a senior team and a straightforward commitment to doing good work for clients who value it.

Digital Marketing and Advertising

Effective Content Production

Creative Branding and Design

Strategic Consultancy for Turkish Brands

What We Do

We are a full-service creative and digital agency specialising in six areas where we have built genuine expertise over decades:

Branding & Creative · AI Marketing & Digital · Content, Publishing & PR · Healthcare Communications · SEO, Digital & Web · SME Agency Services

We also offer event management, NGO and public sector communications, and UK market entry support for international brands.

What we do not do is pretend to be experts in things we are not. If something falls outside our experience, we say so.

Our Approach

We start every client relationship with a conversation, not a proposal. We ask questions that most agencies skip. We challenge briefs that we think are pointing in the wrong direction. We tell clients what we actually think – not what they want to hear.

Every account is handled by a senior team member. There are no juniors managing your campaigns whilst someone more experienced takes your calls. The people you meet at the beginning are the people who do the work.

We measure everything against business outcomes – leads, sales, enquiries, credibility. Not follower counts. Not page views. Not awards.

Healthcare as a Specialism

We have spent 18 years building genuine expertise in healthcare communications – one of the most complex and regulated areas of marketing. We understand CQC compliance requirements, Google’s healthcare advertising policies and what actually builds patient trust.

This is not one service among many that we offer with equal enthusiasm. It is the area we know best and where our track record is strongest.

Publishing & Editorial

We have produced hundreds of publications across healthcare, professional services, cultural institutions and corporate clients. Annual reports, magazines, books, sustainability reports and corporate communications – designed, written and produced in-house.

35 years of publishing experience means we approach every content brief with an editor’s judgement, not just a marketer’s instinct.

Our Platforms

Alongside our agency work, we publish and support two platforms that reflect the breadth of our interests and expertise:

C4CCI – Centre for Creative and Cultural Industries

A London-based hub for innovation and collaboration at the intersection of art, design and technology. C4CCI connects artists, institutions and creative organisations across the UK, Turkey and beyond — through exhibitions, residencies, digital platforms and strategic consultancy. Its online gallery, Art X Space, curates digital and hybrid art practices from the global creative community.

TBMag – Turkish British Magazine

Founded in 2019, TBMag is the UK’s leading bilingual publication for the Turkish-British professional and creative community — covering business, culture, healthcare, technology and the arts. A strategic bridge between London’s corporate landscape and Turkey’s dynamic business and innovation markets, TBMag is published by Connective Communications and Business Solutions Ltd.

Turkey's Creative Communications Partner

Connective’s Turkish creative and communications partner — operating from Istanbul and London. Working with Turkish brands, start-ups and established businesses, connective.tr delivers brand strategy, digital marketing and strategic consultancy for companies building a presence at home and beyond. For Turkish-market enquiries, international expansion roadmaps and cross-border brand work — connective.tr is where to start.

Meet our team

Let’s Get to Know Each Other

Connective is led by its two founding partners – a creative director with 35 years of agency experience across design, brand and publishing, and a strategic director who holds a PhD and maintains an active academic position alongside her agency work.

Every client account is handled directly by our senior team. We do not have layers of account management between you and the people doing the work.

Fevzi Kemal Torun

Founder & Creative Director

Ayla Torun, PhD

Co-Founder & Strategic Lead

Based in London

We are a London-based agency, working with clients across the UK. For clients outside London, we work remotely without any reduction in the quality of attention or output.

For Turkish-market enquiries and services, please visit connective.tr.

Want to know more?

The best way to understand whether we are the right agency for you is a conversation. Book a free 30-minute call – no obligation, no hard sell.

Let's Contact

Ready to work with us?

Whether you have a brief ready or just want to explore what’s possible — we’re easy to talk to.

General enquiries & new projects: contact@theconnective.uk

+44 7493 229001

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