ATAR
Set your brand on fire.
Atar is a boutique branding and marketing studio in Vancouver. We help new and growing lifestyle and wellbeing businesses find their story, build their brand and light it up.
How it started?
It started with curiosity.Ever since high school, I’ve been fascinated by how businesses grow. I read about them, researched them and couldn’t stop asking why some take off. Then I studied law, which gave me something I still use every day: sharp critical thinking and a deep respect for clarity, contracts and rules.
That curiosity followed me to Vancouver. I completed a sales and marketing diploma, and it turned into a career. Over the last two years, I’ve worked with 200+ small and medium businesses across the Lower Mainland, auditing their business, setting yearly goals and advising on pricing and service menus.
Ever since high school, I’ve been fascinated by how businesses grow. I read about them, researched them and couldn’t stop asking why some take off. Then I studied law, which gave me something I still use every day: sharp critical thinking and a deep respect for clarity, contracts and rules.
And that’s when I saw the pattern.
It was rarely the posts or the reels. It was the missing plan behind them: an unclear place in the market, an unclear audience, and success measured against businesses that weren’t their real competitors. That wastes time, money and energy.It was rarely the posts or the reels. It was the missing plan behind them: an unclear place in the market, an unclear audience, and success measured against businesses that weren’t their real competitors. That wastes time, money and energy.
So I started Atar, where every spark has a purpose,
Every post, every word and every choice is fuel, built on a strategy that takes your brand to the right market and the goals you set.
A flame that never goes out.
In my home country, Iran, there is a fire temple whose flame is said to have burned for 1,500 years. Through wars and upheaval, it was carried from place to place and guarded by hand. It was moved, but it never went out.
To me, that is what a brand should be. A brand with a strong story will go through phases. It may grow, reposition or rebrand, but it won’t die.
That’s what I build for businesses: a fire that begins with a strong, planned base, and travels from the first spark to a lasting flame.
Atar, the ancient Persian word for sacred fire, is a piece of home I brought with me: my identity, my culture and my promise to every brand I work with.
How it works
1. Tell your story
Book a free 30-minute call and fill in a short form, so I arrive knowing your business.
2. Find your fit
After the call, we decide together what you need: a single service, or one of the three packages (Spark, Flame or Blaze).
3. Stay on strategy
I stay by your side and make sure every single detail follows the strategy, from the first post to the last word.
4. Keep it burning
We schedule regular follow-ups and brand audits, so everything keeps working as your business grows.
Hi, I’m Shina Nezamitari,
founder and brand strategist at Atar.
I’m a graduate of the UBC Sauder Sales & Marketing program and the winner of a Markstrat marketing strategy project.
My background is in B2B account management and business consultation, and it taught me what makes a brand work and what quietly holds it back.
My passion is to help you be seen by the people you serve, with a brand that has a strategy and a story behind it.
Why choose Atar
Story first. We learn who you are before we design anything.
Built for your stage. Three packages, so you only get what you need.
Clear pricing. A quote upfront, and the price stays the price.
Personal. You work directly with me, not a team of strangers.