Media buying
Media buying and planning in Saudi Arabia: publisher inventory, negotiated
Sponsored content, display, newsletter and native placements across Saudi and Gulf news, business and lifestyle publishers — planned around your audience, negotiated at publisher rates and reported transparently.
No minimum contract · Itemised monthly deliverables · Arabic and English team on Riyadh hours · Reporting from your own GA4 and Search Console
Media buying terms
10%
planning and management fee on media spend, minimum SAR 3,000 per month
SAR 7,500
from, for a starter content-plus-display package on 3 Saudi publishers
100+
Saudi and Gulf publishers with rate cards on file
Publisher invoices passed through at cost.
Why businesses switch
What we fix
Rate cards are opaque
We hold current rates for the publishers that matter and negotiate on your behalf; you see the publisher cost and our fee separately.
Programmatic reaches everyone except buyers
Direct buys on the Saudi business and news titles your customers read, with content, not just banners.
Campaigns end and nothing remains
We weight budgets toward sponsored content and native that keeps working in search after the flight ends.
What you get
What is included
- Audience and publisher research for Saudi and Gulf markets
- Media plan with reach, formats, dates and costs per publisher
- Negotiation of rates and added value (social posts, newsletter inclusion)
- Creative and content production in Arabic and English
- Booking, trafficking and publisher liaison
- Campaign reporting: impressions, clicks, leads and organic lift
- Post-campaign recommendations
Pricing
What it costs
Fixed fees and “from” prices published so you can budget before you call. Every quote is itemised; nothing is billed that was not agreed. Prices in Saudi riyals, excluding 15% VAT.
| Service | Price (SAR) | What is included |
|---|---|---|
| Planning and management fee | 10% of spend, min SAR 3,000 per month Order on WhatsApp | Research, plan, negotiation, booking, reporting |
| Starter package | SAR 7,500 per month Order on WhatsApp | 3 publishers: 1 sponsored article + display or newsletter placements, creative included |
| Growth package | SAR 18,500 per month Order on WhatsApp | 6 publishers including 1 major title: sponsored content, native, newsletters, display |
| Launch burst | from SAR 25,000 Order on WhatsApp | 2-week multi-publisher launch: 3 sponsored articles, homepage takeovers, newsletters |
| Creative production only | SAR 1,500–4,500 Order on WhatsApp | Native article, display set or newsletter creative in Arabic and English |
Benchmark: Saudi media agencies typically charge 10–15% of spend with minimums of SAR 5,000–10,000 per month. Our fee is 10% with a SAR 3,000 minimum so smaller campaigns are viable.
Plans
Simple monthly plans
Three monthly programmes, published in full. Every plan includes a technical audit, a monthly report and a named point of contact. No set-up fees, no lock-in. Prices exclude VAT.
Starter
SAR 2,950 per month
- Keyword research for up to 15 primary Arabic and English keywords
- On-page SEO for 5 core pages
- Google Business Profile optimisation, 1 location
- Technical audit and monthly fixes (indexing, speed, schema)
- 1 new page or article a month (Arabic or English)
- 2 editorial backlinks a month from Saudi or Gulf sites
- Monthly report from your own GA4 and Search Console
Most popular
Growth
SAR 6,950 per month
- Everything in Starter
- Keyword map for up to 50 terms, Arabic and English
- Content optimisation for 8–10 pages a month
- 3 new articles or pages a month
- 5–6 contextual backlinks or guest posts from authority domains
- 1 press release written and distributed each quarter
- AI Overview and People Also Ask tracking
- Monthly strategy call and growth report
Scale
SAR 12,950 per month
- Everything in Starter and Growth
- Unlimited priority pages, bilingual site structure and hreflang
- 6 pages or articles a month, Arabic and English
- 10+ authority backlinks, guest posts and brand mentions a month
- Digital PR: 1 press release or sponsored feature a month in Saudi media
- Reputation monitoring and review strategy
- Dedicated strategist, fortnightly calls
Enterprise, multi-brand and national e-commerce programmes from SAR 20,000 per month, scoped after an audit. Get a quote on WhatsApp
Formats we buy
- Sponsored articles and native content on news and business sites
- Display: homepage, section and run-of-site on Saudi publishers
- Newsletter sponsorships for business and industry audiences
- Podcast and video sponsorships with Saudi creators and outlets
- Event and award media partnerships
Proof
Results, not ranking reports
Outcomes from the brands we work with across Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. Every engagement is reported from the client’s own Search Console and GA4.
+178%
organic traffic for a Gulf lifestyle publisher after content and authority work
7–10 days
to the first live placement on most link and PR campaigns
45-day
replacement or refund guarantee on every link we place
Arabian Aura Central
CONTENT · AUTHORITY — Topical clusters, Arabic and English content and editorial links lifted primary-category traffic by 178% with featured-snippet and AI Overview placements. View →
Fursah GCC
SEO · LINK BUILDING — Technical clean-up and a Gulf-focused link programme that moved core job and visa guides on to page one for Saudi and UAE searches. View →
Planet VPN
DIGITAL PR · OFF-PAGE — Contextual links, balanced anchors and brand mentions on Arabic tech media in one of the most competitive niches online. View →
How we work
You send the brief. We send the results.
Every engagement follows the same transparent path. You always know what is being done, why, and what changed.
1.
Discovery and audit
Technical, content and backlink audit benchmarked against the competitors actually winning your keywords in Google Saudi Arabia.
2.
Strategy and roadmap
A prioritised 90-day plan: quick technical wins first, then content and authority in order of commercial impact.
3.
Implementation
We do the work on your CMS or alongside your developers — itemised deliverables every month.
4.
Measure and iterate
Rankings, traffic and enquiries reported monthly with a strategy call. Double down on what works.
Questions we get asked
How does pricing work?
Publisher costs are passed through at the negotiated rate; we charge 10% of spend with a SAR 3,000 monthly minimum. Packages above bundle both.
What is the minimum budget?
Starter package SAR 7,500 per month all-in; single sponsored placements from SAR 750 on the sponsored articles page.
Do you handle social and Google ads too?
We focus on publisher media. We can coordinate with your paid-social or search team or recommend a partner.
Related services and guides
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Tell us your audience, budget and dates. We send a plan with publishers, formats and costs within three working days.
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