Pricing
What it costs, before we speak.
We publish our prices so you can decide whether Grandline fits before anyone books a call. Prices are in AED and exclude VAT, media spend and third-party costs.
Transparent by design.
Most agencies keep pricing behind a discovery call. We publish ours because your time is limited, and so is ours. Hours spent on enquiries, proposals and negotiation are hours not spent running the business.
What you see here is what you are quoted. If a requirement is larger or smaller than the standard scope described, the price moves with it, in writing, before work begins.
If the numbers do not fit, that is useful to know now. If they do, the next conversation is about the work, not the fee.
Four ways to begin.
01
Marketing Diagnostic
Fixed-scope assessment across direction, foundation, demand and pipeline. Scored report, prioritised 90-day plan and a management session.
AED 9,500 · fixed · two weeks
Credited in full against any Sprint or Grandline Office retainer signed within 60 days.
02
Foundation Sprint
Positioning, messaging, sales narrative, website and core sales material. Scoped from the Diagnostic.
From AED 35,000 · six to eight weeks
03
Campaign or Launch
A defined product, sector or market-entry campaign: plan, creative, channels, landing page and reporting.
From AED 25,000 · four to twelve weeks · media billed separately
04
Grandline Office
An operated marketing function on a monthly retainer. Scoped after the Diagnostic.
From AED 12,000 per month · six-month minimum
Retainer bands.
Retainers are scoped to outcomes and workstreams, not hours. The bands below indicate the level of function; the exact scope and fee are set after the Diagnostic.
| Detail | Core | Growth | Full Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Founder-led business without a marketing hire | SME with a sales team that needs demand and pipeline discipline | International company entering the GCC, or an SME replacing an in-house team |
| Leadership | Fractional marketing lead | Marketing lead | Marketing lead plus senior oversight |
| Execution | One workstream | Two workstreams | All workstreams |
| Operations | Monthly dashboard and review | CRM and lead-process ownership, monthly pipeline review | Supplier management, events, attribution, board-level reporting |
| Monthly | AED 12,000–18,000 | AED 25,000–38,000 | AED 45,000+ |
Billed monthly in advance. Six-month minimum; a three-month pilot is available at a 15% premium. Scope reviewed quarterly.
Have a specific requirement?
Standalone work is available where it makes sense. Prices are starting points for the standard scope noted.
Brand & Digital
- Brand identity, system and guidelines
- from AED 20,000 (refresh from 12,000)
- Messaging and positioning document
- from AED 9,000
- Corporate website, five to eight pages
- from AED 18,000
- Extended, bilingual or catalogue website
- from AED 35,000
- Landing page with tracking
- from AED 4,500
- Sales deck or company profile
- from AED 5,000
- Product brochure or catalogue, print-ready
- from AED 7,500
Content & Social
- Social media, 12 posts per month
- from AED 6,000 per month
- Social media with four short-form videos per month
- from AED 10,000 per month
- Content programme, four SEO-briefed articles or case studies per month
- from AED 7,000 per month
- Email nurture sequence, up to six emails with automation
- from AED 6,000
Paid & Search
- Google Ads management
- from AED 4,000 per month or 15% of spend, whichever is higher
- LinkedIn or Meta paid management
- from AED 4,500 per month or 15% of spend, whichever is higher
- Paid setup: accounts, tracking, first campaigns
- from AED 3,500
- SEO technical audit and roadmap
- from AED 4,500
- SEO ongoing
- from AED 5,000 per month, six-month minimum
Minimum media spend of AED 10,000 per month applies to paid management.
Events & Coverage
- Event photography, half day
- from AED 2,500
- Event photography, full day
- from AED 4,500
- Event video, full day with 60–90 second highlight
- from AED 6,500
- Event video, multi-camera with testimonials and social cuts
- from AED 12,000
- Event or exhibition management fee
- from AED 25,000
- Exhibition stand design, concept and working drawings
- from AED 8,000
Venue, stand build, catering and print are passed through at cost.
Marketing Operations
- CRM implementation (HubSpot, Zoho, Pipedrive)
- from AED 15,000, licences excluded
- Lead process and sales handover design
- from AED 6,000
- Custom marketing dashboard
- from AED 8,000, plus 1,500 per month maintenance
- Contact discovery, 500 verified sector- and role-targeted contacts
- from AED 3,500
How we bill.
- Prices in AED. 5% VAT applies to UAE-registered clients. International clients are quoted in USD on request.
- Projects: 50% on signing, 50% on delivery. Retainers: monthly in advance.
- Media, print, venues, licences, stock and talent are passed through at cost.
- A written scope precedes every engagement.
Not sure where to start?
Free, 30 minutes.