Brand & Marketing Consultant
The only named consultant covering the entire design chain, from the studio that specifies to the factory that supplies, across India and the Gulf.
Across India, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Singapore.
The Problem
These businesses sell a considered purchase, chosen on trust and specification rather than advertising. They win on capability and get judged on communication.
Enquiries stall at fee stage, and price becomes the negotiation.
The pipeline depends on who the owner personally knows, not on the position.
Every enquiry starts from zero, because the business is described by its last project instead of its position.
- Years in the industry
- 8+
- Brands and clients served
- 25+
- Links of the design chain covered
- 6
Years in the industry
Brands and clients served
Links of the design chain covered
The Design Specialism
He covers the design industry in full, from the studio that specifies to the factory that supplies.
He came out of interior design, not out of advertising.
He reads drawings, and he knows how a fit-out is priced.
What He Does
He sets the position, then builds or runs everything that argues it: the identity, the website, the catalogue, the campaign.
A Solution builds what does not exist yet. A Plan runs and maintains what already does.
Every piece is coordinated as one function, not handed off between separate vendors.
Plans
A brand director's judgement, a full brand and marketing team, or a marketing department. Contracted, not hired. Plans run what already exists — they build nothing from scratch.
STARTUPS & LEAN TEAMS
Direction
Senior marketing judgement, without the hire
The senior marketing judgement of a brand director, without the hire.
AED 12,000/month
from, excl. tax and media spend
Your team does the work. He sets the standard and checks it.
- Brand position set and documented
- Monthly direction session with the owner
- Review and correction of work produced by in-house staff or existing agencies
- Marketing plan set quarterly and held to
- Quarterly review against enquiry quality and fee realisation
- Direct access between sessions
Replaces
The senior marketing judgement of a brand director, without the hire.
Minimum term: 3 months
GROWING COMPANIES
FLAGSHIP
Partner
Replaces the in-house brand & marketing team
The full brand and marketing function, contracted as one, in place of six separate hires.
AED 28,000/month
from, excl. tax and media spend
His teams do the work. He directs it.
- Everything in Direction
- An existing brand identity applied and maintained across everything outward-facing
- Website managed, updated and extended
- Social media planned, produced and published
- Catalogues and collateral produced on a rolling schedule
- Email and newsletter programme run
- Campaign direction across every active channel
- Specialist teams coordinated: design, development, content, photography, media
- Monthly reporting on enquiry quality, not vanity metrics
Replaces
Brand head, marketing manager, designer, web developer, content producer and social agency, as one contracted function.
Minimum term: 6 months
MULTI-MARKET ENTERPRISES
Scale
Replaces a marketing department
For a business running multiple markets or brands at once, at the scrutiny level that comes with it.
AED 48,000/month
from, excl. tax and media spend
Named senior specialists per discipline. Monthly partner review.
- Everything in Partner
- Brand architecture maintained and extended across multiple brands or divisions
- Standing direction across every market the business operates in
- PR and trade media programme
- Exhibition and trade show calendar coordinated across the year
- Priority availability, and on-ground presence each quarter
- Named senior specialists assigned per discipline
- White-label option for agencies commissioning work under their own name
Replaces
A full marketing department, its head count and its management overhead.
Minimum term: 12 months
Solutions
One-time work for a business with nothing built yet: a new brand, a rebrand, a new market, a collection, an exhibition. Built once, then handed to a Plan to run.
Launch a New Brand
Nothing exists yet.
Offline to Online
An established business with no real digital presence.
Rebrand
A brand exists and is holding the business back.
Enter a New Market
India to the Gulf, or the reverse, or into Southeast Asia.
Launch a Collection
Furniture, decor, surfaces and manufacturing.
Exhibition
HGH, INDEX, Big 5, Salone and equivalents.
Who He Works With
Link 1 of 6 · Specifies
Interior Design Studios
Interior design studios across Asia compete in a category where technical capability is broadly comparable and selection is made on perceived standing.
View sectorBrands
Banyo
Interior and Building Product Manufacturers, United Arab Emirates
Novatech Expo
Fit-Out and Turnkey Contractors, India
VKDA
Interior Design Studios, India
Stalrne
Home Decor, Furniture and Surfaces Brands, India
Indian Roller
Interior and Building Product Manufacturers, India
Neelgiri Bathware
Showrooms and Distributors, India
What Clients Say
“For our brand launch, they handled everything from market research and strategy to identity design, website setup, communication development, and marketing planning. Their understanding of the sanitaryware and tiles industry helped us create a strong platform to expand across regions.”
Harshit Garg, Managing Director, Banyo Sanitaryware
“They guided us through a complete transformation that covered market positioning, brand architecture, visual identity, website direction, PR alignment, and marketing planning, and helped us redefine Novatech Expo for the global exhibition industry.”
Hasan Saifi, Director & CEO, Novatech Expo
“We brought Samyak and his team on board when Stalrne was still just an idea. He helped us build the brand name, the identity, the product architecture, the brand guidelines, the website blueprint and the catalogue structure. We are now exhibiting at HGH India 2026 with a brand that looks and feels like it has been around for years.”
Rajesh Kumar Singh, Managing Director, Stalrne
About
Samyak Jain trained in interior design before moving to brand. He reads drawings, and he knows how a fit-out is priced and where a manufacturer's margin sits.
AboutEnquiries
STEP 1 OF 6
Where do you sit in the design chain?
Which market?
What is happening right now?
What do you have now?
What are you looking at?
A few details, and it's sent.