Direction

before solutions


Many marketing agencies and consultants are organized around
a discipline, a specialism or a predefined solution. Project X is not.


Project X is an independent strategic sparring partner for marketers,

founders and entrepreneurs working on complex brand and marketing

challenges; especially when the solution is not yet clear.


We help you choose direction. Clarify what really matters.
And create, reframe, activate and anchor meaning and value.

Many marketing agencies and consultants are organized around
a discipline, a specialism or a predefined solution. Project X is not.


Project X is an independent strategic sparring partner for marketers,

founders and entrepreneurs working on complex brand and marketing

challenges; especially when the solution is not yet clear.


We help you choose direction. Clarify what really matters.
And create, reframe, activate and anchor meaning and value.

Many marketing agencies and consultants are organized around a discipline, a specialism or a predefined solution. Project X is not.

Project X is an independent strategic sparring partner for marketers, founders and entrepreneurs working on complex brand and marketing challenges; especially when the solution is not yet clear.

We help you choose direction. Clarify what really matters. And create, reframe, activate and anchor meaning and value.

Project X is there for the moment when you want to grow, change or innovate, but don’t yet know where to start, how to approach it, or who you need.

That’s why we always begin with a strategic sparring session.
No large budgets. No long-term commitments.

Together, we explore the challenge and define the direction.
From there, if needed, we assemble a project team of designers, technologists and content or domain specialists.

Browse our cases to get a sense of the kinds of challenges Project X is involved in. Or contact Arjan Kapteijns for a strategic sparring session.

That’s why we always begin with a strategic sparring session. No large budgets. No long-term commitments.

Together, we explore the challenge and define the direction. From there, if needed, we assemble a project team of designers, technologists and content or domain specialists.

Browse our cases to get a sense of the kinds of challenges Project X is involved in. Or contact Arjan Kapteijns for a no-obligation strategic sparring session.

That’s why we always begin with a strategic sparring session. No large budgets. No long-term commitments.

Together, we explore the challenge and define the direction. From there, if needed, we assemble a project team of designers, technologists and content or domain specialists.

Browse our cases to get a sense of the kinds of challenges Project X is involved in. Or contact Arjan Kapteijns for a no-obligation strategic sparring session.

When old answers

don’t work anymore.

Start looking for

new questions.

When old answers

don’t work anymore.

Start looking for

new questions.

About Arjan Kapteijns

Project X is the independent initiative of Arjan Kapteijns. Arjan has over twenty years of experience working at the intersection of brand, marketing, strategy and organization.

He supports organizations - from established brands to start-ups, scale-ups and public institutions - in navigating complex challenges where growth, change and innovation converge. That experience has led to one clear conviction: sustainable growth does not start with tools, campaigns or solutions, but with clear direction and the ability to make meaningful choices.

From this belief, Arjan developed brand- and concept-driven marketing into both a way of thinking and a way of working, helping organizations choose direction and make that direction actually work. This forms the core of Project X.

Previously, Arjan served as CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi | Leo Burnett and Publicis Groupe Netherlands, where he led creative renewal and digital transformation.

Alongside Project X, he is a Client Partner at VIM Group | Team Farner, supporting organizations through large-scale rebrand and brand-change trajectories: complex transformation processes where strategy, brand and operations come together.

As a lecturer, speaker and author, Arjan shares his insights on brand transformation and marketing innovation at national and international stages, conferences and in publications.

Invite Arjan to deliver a keynote, lecture or masterclass.

Our beliefs

Those who organize around a solution soon see every problem as the same challenge.

Start with the question, not the tools

Quality is built in small teams. Acceptance follows

Effectiveness requires both quality and acceptance

Not a science, not a certainty. But making choices, taking risks, and setting direction.

Marketing is entrepreneurship

Where magic and logic meet, and generations inspire one another.

True growth happens when creativity, business, and generations come together.

A strong concept guides brand, marketing, innovation and behavior and drives the business forward.

Growth begins with a concept that carries everything

Life is too short to do things you don’t enjoy.

If it ain’t fun, why do it?

Those who organize around a solution soon see every problem as the same challenge.

Start with the question, not the tools

Not a science, not a certainty. But making choices, taking risks, and setting direction.

Marketing is entrepreneurship

A strong concept guides brand, marketing, innovation and behavior and drives the business forward.

Growth begins with a concept that carries everything

Quality is built in small teams. Acceptance follows

Effectiveness requires both quality and acceptance

Where magic and logic meet, and generations inspire one another.

True growth happens when creativity, business, and generations come together.

Life is too short to do things you don’t enjoy.

If it ain’t fun, why do it?

Those who organize around a solution soon see every problem as the same challenge.

Start with the question, not the tools

A strong concept guides brand, marketing, innovation and behavior and drives the business forward.

Growth begins with a concept that carries everything

Where magic and logic meet, and generations inspire one another.

True growth happens when creativity, business, and generations come together.

Not a science, not a certainty. But making choices, taking risks, and setting direction.

Marketing is entrepreneurship

Quality is built in small teams. Acceptance follows

Effectiveness requires both quality and acceptance

Life is too short to do things you don’t enjoy.

If it ain’t fun, why do it?

Contact

When old answers don’t work anymore, you need new questions. And often, a good conversation helps open up that new perspective.

Arjan Kapteijns 
arjan@projectx.nl
06 1509 0901

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