Three lines of work
Building brands.
Leading teams.
Turning strategy into action.
I’m Rajive Dhavan, a marketing strategist with 22 years of experience across agency leadership, consulting and journalism.
I built and led a 55-person integrated marketing agency serving 100+ brands, including Apollo Hospitals, Novotel / Accor, Ramoji Film City, Bajaj Electronics and Aptronix, an Apple premium reseller. My work spans brand positioning, integrated campaigns, digital marketing and the direction of 100+ brand and corporate films.
Today, I advise businesses through Chapter Won and have built WonDay, an AI-powered marketing strategy platform. I also create Brand Teardowns, sharing my perspective on the decisions behind brands and campaigns.
I’m open to full-time opportunities in brand strategy, integrated marketing and creative leadership..
A career in marketing.
An entrepreneur’s perspective.
The Leader. I built and led What’s In a Name, a 55-person integrated marketing agency serving 100+ brands. I owned the business P&L, developed managers and brought together teams across strategy, content, design, performance marketing and production. Through Namesake Productions, I directed 100+ brand and corporate films.
The Marketer. My experience spans brand positioning, integrated campaigns and digital marketing, with ₹40 crore+ in annual client media budgets managed. Clients have included Apollo Hospitals, Novotel / Accor, Ramoji Film City, Oakridge, Bajaj Electronics and Aptronix, an Apple premium reseller. Today, through Chapter Won, I help founders and marketing teams set priorities, improve execution and connect marketing decisions with business goals.
The Builder and Creator. I built WonDay, an AI-powered marketing strategy platform that combines my marketing experience with automated research, report generation and delivery. I also create Brand Teardowns, exploring the strategy and creative decisions behind brands. My background in journalism informs how I research, write and communicate ideas.
What I Do
M+
Reel views in the last 30 days
Years building and studying brands
+
Brands launched and scaled
₹ Cr+
Measurable business impact delivered
%
Upto 43% marketing cost savings for consulting clients
What Clients Say
Real numbers. Real words from clients who wrote the cheques.
Content I've Shared
22 Years of Marketing Thinking. Brand Breakdowns. Written.
Stop Marketing Like It's 2023. Here's What Actually Works for Indian Founders in 2026
Dear Brands: Stop Picking Creators by Follower Count. You're Wasting Your Money
Zepto: How Two 19-Year-Old Dropouts Built a ₹4,400 Crore Business by Doing One Thing Nobody Else Would
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of brands do you work with?
Brands that have a genuine story worth telling — and an audience worth reaching. I've worked across luxury, healthcare, real estate, education, F&B, and tech. Industry matters less than whether there's real marketing thinking to do.
Do you only work with large companies?
No. Some of my most interesting work has been with founder-led businesses between ₹5–50 crore who are serious about building a real brand, not just running ads.
How is your consulting different from an agency?
You get me — not a team of juniors executing in my name. I work directly with founders and leadership. The thinking is mine. So is the accountability.
How do I collaborate with you on content?
Reach out through the Work With Me page. Tell me about your brand and what you're trying to achieve. If there's genuine alignment between your audience and mine, we'll find a format that works.