Marketing is the engineering
of choice, not the art of persuasion

I’m Khairul Akbar, a marketing strategist and creative director in Jakarta. I help brands find the human truth under the business problem, then build the work that acts on it. Read more.

Years in advertising

20+

Brands shaped

100+

My conviction

The inferior product wins more often than it should. Understanding why is the actual job.

I’ve spent twenty years watching objectively worse products beat better ones. The difference is almost never in the product. It’s in how the choice is framed, what the buyer is actually deciding, and what the brand understands about how people behave. Everything I do starts there.

Writing

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Where I can help

Communication Strategy

One project

Business problem, Consumer truth, One idea to act on

Copywriting

Per piece

Ad copy, Scripts, Brand voice

Creative Direction

Per campaign

Concept, Art direction, Production

Framework and Handbook

Built once

Written playbook, Not a template, Built for your team

F.A.Q.

How do we start?

Fill in the form below with what you need. I’ll tell you honestly whether it’s a fit before we go further.

How much does this cost?

Depends on the service and the scope. A one-off piece of copywriting is a different conversation than a full campaign. I’ll give you a number once I know what you actually need.

Is this separate from Brave & Company?

Yes. Brave & Company is the agency I co-founded. This is me, working solo, on projects that don’t need a full agency behind them.

How fast can you turn things around?

Depends on which service. Copy and creative direction move faster than a framework build. I’ll give you a real timeline after the first conversation, not before.

What won’t you work on?

Alcohol, tobacco, and interest-based banking. Not negotiable, whatever the budget.