SECTORS · CORPORATE

The client looks the company up on Google before the first meeting.

What they find there determines whether they trust the firm or keep searching. Law firms, investment managers, consultancies, architecture practices, family offices, audit firms. In sectors where what is sold is trust, the digital presence starts working long before the first meeting — and what it communicates, in the register it communicates it, decides the commercial relationship.

01 · APPROACH

How trust is earned before the first contact.

A corporate client does not compare catalogues or prices. They compare solidity, track record, judgement. They reach the website through a referral or a targeted search, and in the first 30 seconds they decide whether the firm enters the short-list or is discarded. The architecture, the typography, the restraint of the copy and the transparency of the team information matter more than any commercial pitch.

Model A · conventional corporate website
Adapted institutional template
Hero with stock photo and an empty slogan about "solutions".
Team presented as a grid of photos with no context.
Practice areas as bullet points with no depth.
Unnamed cases — generic phrases like "we work with large corporations".
Commercial register that does not fit the sector.
Indistinguishable from any other firm of the same size.
Model B · this service
Edited institutional architecture
Measured hero — the first sentence states what the firm does and for whom.
Each team profile with a real track record, credentials and publications.
Practice areas with editorial judgement — what is addressed, how and with what methodology.
Notable cases documented with the detail the client authorises.
Copy in a technical-institutional register, not commercial.
The firm recognises itself in its own website.
02 · EDITORIAL JUDGEMENT

What is said. And what is not said.

In sectors where what is sold is trust, the register weighs more than the literal content. The same concept explained in two different registers conveys radically different things — and corporate clients detect the register in the first sentence. These are the two registers placed side by side.

Rejected register · generic
"We are a passionate team of leading professionals offering innovative, tailor-made solutions to drive your business growth in an increasingly competitive market."
Why it does not work: empty verbs (passionate, drive), worn-out phrases (tailor-made, innovative solutions), no concrete nouns. It applies equally to a digital agency and to a tax practice. It does not differentiate.
Edited register · institutional
"Three practice areas: commercial law, tax and restructuring. A team of six partners working together since 2008. We advise family groups and mid-sized corporations with an international presence."
Why it does work: concrete nouns (areas, partners, family groups), unrounded figures, editorial judgement that delimits the target client. The reader who fits identifies with it; the one who does not self-excludes.
Every block of text on an institutional website is written with the same rigour. No empty verbs, no worn-out phrases, no vague promises. The corporate client recognises the craft in the copy just as they recognise a good working document.
03 · INSTITUTIONAL ARCHITECTURE

The institutional website is structured like the firm.

A real corporate website is not a brochure. It is a structure of core sections that reflect how the firm is organised — its practice areas, its team, its notable cases, its publications. Each section with its own purpose and its own URL, not as hidden tabs inside a single "about us" page.

Institutional sitemap · typical structure of a corporate practice 6 core sections
portocarrero-cliente.com
The firm

Origin, track record, values. No stock photos or slogans.

/firma
/firma/trayectoria
/firma/criterio
Practice areas

Each area with methodology, client type and representative cases.

/areas/mercantil
/areas/fiscal
/areas/reestructuraciones
Team

Each partner with credentials, areas and publications.

/equipo
/equipo/[nombre-apellidos]
Notable cases

Operations documented with the detail authorised by the client.

/casos
/casos/[operacion]
Publications

Signed articles, conference appearances, positions taken.

/publicaciones
/publicaciones/[titulo]
Contact

Direct line to the management. No generic forms.

/contacto
Each section with its own indexable URL and its edited content. + Legal pages compliant with regulations
04 · DISCRETION

What is published. And what is withheld.

In the corporate sector, what is NOT on the website is as important as what is. A client with a discretion policy, operations under NDA, ownership of the data, express authorisation for case write-ups — it is all decided before a single page is drafted. This is the editorial policy agreed with each firm.

✓ Visible on the website
✗ Under agreement · not public
Practice areas with methodology and client type.
Value of the operations handled, except with express authorisation.
Track record of the practice with founding years and milestones.
Turnover, number of clients, internal ratios.
Team with credentials, areas and signed publications.
Fees, rates, engagement terms.
Notable cases with detail authorised by the client.
Client identity except with written authorisation.
Publications, conference appearances, public positions.
Drafts, internal working drafts, client communications.
Legal notice, privacy policy, terms of use compliant with regulations.
Information that would trigger additional transparency obligations.
The editorial policy is agreed before a single page is drafted. Every content block has its discretion criterion documented. A later change is treated as an editorial decision, not as an "update".
05 · CASE · WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Lavalla Group — four decades of family wealth management.

A group with two holding companies and three generations of direct management in Barcelona. Real financial solidity and zero digital presence. When a financial institution or a potential partner searched for "Lavalla", they found silence. The website explains who they are, how they work and what makes up the group — with the restraint the sector demands.

Real project · LavallaGroup.com

Institutional digital presence for a family holding group with a discretion policy.

Bilingual ES/CAT website with proprietary code. Editorial structure edited in detail: the group's track record since 1986, three generations documented, two companies with their activities, wealth-management criteria. No team photo, no figures, no commercial pitches — discretion is the policy.

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Companies
3
Generations
1986
Since
2
Languages
0
Templates
Project in production · reference available on request
06 · APPLICABILITY

Which firms this methodology applies to.

The methodology is the same. The depth of the analysis and the editorial policy adapt to the firm profile. These are three typical profiles in the corporate sector where the prior editorial work decisively changes the perception the digital presence generates.

Profile 01

Professional practice · legal, tax, strategic consulting.

A firm with distinct practice areas, a team of partners with credentials and a track record. National and international corporate client. It needs to convey technical solidity, methodology and discretion — without falling into the commercial brochure.

Practice areas Team with profiles Publications Bilingual
Profile 02

Investment manager · family office · wealth management.

An entity with high-net-worth clients and a discretion policy. Decades-long track record, multigenerational management. A restrained institutional website, with no commercial pitches, with a strict editorial policy on what is published and what is withheld.

Discretion Track record Multigenerational No figures
Profile 03

Strategic consultancy · architecture · engineering.

A firm with its own methodology and a portfolio of representative projects. Large-account B2B client. It needs a website that documents technical capability, a qualified team and notable cases — with the detail each client authorises for publication.

Methodology Representative cases Technical team Publications

The methodology is the same · the editorial policy adapts to each firm

07 · FREQUENT QUESTIONS

What a firm asks before engaging.

What level of confidentiality is respected during the project?
All information exchanged during development is treated as confidential. A written confidentiality agreement if the client requires it. Sensitive data (clients, operations, figures) never appears on the website except with express authorisation. The editorial policy is agreed before a single page is drafted and is documented as an annex to the contract.
What information about the team is published?
What each member authorises, no more and no less. The standard is: name, practice area, academic credentials, a summarised professional track record and signed publications. Some firms prefer not to publish team photos — it is a legitimate editorial decision that is respected. Discretion is the policy, not the exception.
How are practice areas published without falling into the commercial brochure?
Each area is written as an institutional text, not as an advertisement. What is addressed, with what methodology, what type of client, what regulations apply. No empty verbs, no worn-out phrases, no vague promises. The difference between "we advise on commercial law" and "we draft M&A contracts under Spanish and Luxembourg law" is exactly the one that separates the brochure from the working document.
Do you work with family groups or multigenerational structures?
Yes. The Lavalla Group case is exactly that: two companies, three generations, direct wealth management since 1986. The web architecture reflects the real structure of the group — which entity does what, what belongs to whom, what is communicated and what is withheld. The multigenerational complexity is documented without exposing sensitive information.

The institutional website is the base. The editorial policy keeps it alive.

A corporate website that is published and not operated loses freshness within 12-18 months — outdated publications, past conferences, closed cases. Monthly editorial maintenance, new publications, updating of milestones and track record — part of the ongoing digital management service adapted to the corporate sector.

Does the firm have the digital presence it deserves?

A first conversation with no commitment. The firm and the context are understood, and we define which of these services — or combination of them — makes the most sense for your case.