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Saudi strategic communications & advisory

Shape perception. Influence decisions.

8Ball Consulting is a Saudi strategic communications and advisory firm helping governments, leaders and organisations navigate complexity, strengthen reputation and influence the audiences that matter — in Saudi Arabia and internationally.

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Who we are

Built in Saudi Arabia. Connected globally.

For more than a decade, 8Ball has worked alongside government entities, corporations and senior leaders on communications that matter. We combine deep understanding of the Saudi market with international communications expertise, helping clients define their position, understand their audiences and build narratives that support real-world outcomes.

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Senior Leadership

Senior counsel. Local insight. International perspective.

About 8Ball
  • Portrait of Narmine Nayef Taha, CEO & Founder, 8Ball Consulting

    Narmine Nayef Taha

    CEO & Founder

  • Portrait of James Macfarlane, General Manager, 8Ball Consulting

    James Macfarlane

    General Manager

How we think

Strategy built around outcomes.

We ask the questions needed to develop the insights. This gives us the ability to target the right people, with the right message, at the right time.

Talk to Us
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  1. 01What do you want to achieve?
  2. 02Who will help achieve this?
  3. 03What are the issues these audiences care about?
  4. 04Which messages will resonate and mobilise?
  5. 05How can we reach these audiences?
  6. Tangible outcomes
  • Insight-led
  • Disciplined targeting
  • Fully integrated
  • Outcome-driven

Trusted across government and business

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  • Ministry of Investment logo
  • Saudia logo
  • Digital Government Authority logo
  • NEOM logo
  • Ministry of Communications and Information Technology logo
  • Ministry of Culture logo
  • Arab National Bank logo
  • Saudi Space Commission logo
  • Tawakkalna logo
  • Pfizer logo
  • Ministry of Hajj and Umrah logo
  • Invest Saudi logo
  • Digital Saudi logo
  • Al Rajhi Bank logo
  • Future Investment Initiative logo
  • Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority logo
  • Mobily logo
  • Ministry of Sport logo
  • Mawani — Saudi Ports Authority logo
  • Emaar logo
  • Ministry of Finance logo
  • Ministry of Education logo
  • SAPTCO — Saudi Public Transport Company logo
Publish ink

by 8Ball Consulting

Know what is happening. Understand what it means.

Publish ink is our media monitoring and intelligence platform, helping organisations track news, social conversations, narratives, sentiment and emerging reputation risks — with daily intelligence across Saudi Arabia and international markets.

  • Media monitoring
  • Social listening
  • Narrative intelligence
  • Sentiment
  • Reputation risk
  • Daily intelligence
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Latest thinking

Perspective on what is shaping communications.

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Investment

Demonstrating Saudi Arabia’s Mining Potential

Saudi Arabia’s mining opportunity is not simply a story about what lies beneath the ground. International investors needed the wider case: why the sector matters, and why it is credible now.

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International Communications

Taking Saudi Arabia’s Investment Story Global

A strong national investment proposition does not automatically translate into a strong international story. The answer was greater relevance, not greater volume.

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Technology

Taking the Saudi Technology Story Global

Saudi Arabia’s technology sector has been evolving rapidly — and when a market changes quickly, international perception can lag behind reality.

Move perception. Move decisions.

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