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What we do

Senior counsel. Specialist communications. Intelligence-led execution.

8Ball brings together senior counsel, reputation strategy, crisis and issues management, transaction and financial communications, international media, government communications, AI-enabled communications, executive coaching, research and creative execution. Our structure is built around the problems clients need us to solve — not an agency list of channels.

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Our capabilities

  1. Strategy & Reputation

    Shape the position. Strengthen the reputation.

    Focus areas

    • Strategic advisory and senior counsel
    • Corporate and institutional positioning
    • Reputation strategy and narrative development
    • Executive positioning and stakeholder strategy
  2. Crisis & Issues Management

    Prepare early. Respond decisively. Recover stronger.

    Focus areas

    • Crisis preparedness and scenario planning
    • Issues management and real-time counsel
    • Media and stakeholder response
    • Reputation recovery

    Specialist services

  3. Transaction & Financial Communications

    Communications for moments that shape value.

    Focus areas

    • Transaction communications
    • Financial and investor communications
    • M&A and IPO communications
    • Capital-markets and corporate announcements

    Specialist services

  4. Government & Public Sector Communications

    Turn national priorities into clear, credible narratives.

    Focus areas

    • Government and policy communications
    • Ministerial and institutional communications
    • Investment and FDI communications
    • Stakeholder engagement

    Specialist services

  5. International Media & PR

    Shape the story. Reach the media that matter.

    Focus areas

    • Saudi, regional and international media relations
    • Global press-office support
    • Executive interviews and media strategy
    • PR and reputation programmes
  6. AI + Innovation

    Smarter technology. Better communications decisions.

    Focus areas

    • AI-enabled communications
    • Communications automation and workflow innovation
    • Data-led communications and decision support
    • Publish ink by 8Ball Consulting
  7. Presentation & Media Coaching

    Lead the room. Own the interview.

    Focus areas

    • Executive presentation coaching
    • Media and spokesperson training
    • Interview preparation and difficult-question handling
    • Leadership messaging and public speaking
  8. Research & Intelligence

    Better intelligence. Better decisions.

    Focus areas

    • Audience and stakeholder research
    • Narrative and reputation intelligence
    • Media monitoring and social listening
    • Competitive and market intelligence
  9. Creative, Content & Digital

    Creative that earns attention and serves a purpose.

    Focus areas

    • Content strategy and creative communications
    • Digital communications and social strategy
    • Arabic and English content, localisation and transcreation through Ketabah

Products & specialist offerings

Not sure where to start? Speak with our senior advisory team.

Discuss Your Mandate

Move the conversation. Shape what follows.

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