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Opened Aug 07, 2025 by Wallace Gamez@wallacegamez1
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Powerful Digital Branding Techniques for the Saudi Audience

A medical center experienced a significant growth in identity awareness after applying a platform-specific branding strategy that understood the distinctive elements of each digital platform in the Saudi ecosystem.

I smile when clients tell me they're using the "latest" digital marketing approaches but haven't changed their tactics since 2022. The online environment has transformed completely in just the past few months.

Recently, a retail client complained that their email marketing initiatives were producing dismal results with readership below 8%. After executing the strategies I'm about to reveal, their open rates jumped to 37% and conversion rose by 218%.

  • Relocated product visuals to the left portion, with product details and purchase buttons on the right
  • Changed the photo slider to progress from right to left
  • Implemented a custom Arabic font that maintained clarity at various dimensions

For a international clothing brand, we established a locally-targeted online identity approach that featured elegant local symbolism. This strategy increased their brand affinity by one hundred sixty-seven percent in a short period.

As someone who has designed over 30 Arabic websites in the past five years, I can assure you that applying Western UX standards to Arabic interfaces simply doesn't work. The distinctive elements of Arabic language and Saudi user preferences require a specialized approach.

Recently, a fashion retailer approached me after spending over 150,000 SAR on online marketing with minimal outcomes. After restructuring their strategy, we achieved a dramatic improvement in advertising efficiency.

The most effective Saudi brands know that users don't think in terms of channels. My banking client achieved a seventy-six percent improvement in prospects after we integrated their once disconnected touchpoints.

  • Distinctly specify which language should be used in each form element

  • Automatically adjust keyboard layout based on field expectations

  • Locate field labels to the right-hand side of their connected inputs

  • Ensure that validation messages appear in the same language as the expected input

  • Reorganized the form flow to match right-to-left thinking processes

  • Built a dual-language data entry process with automatic language switching

  • Improved smartphone usability for one-handed Arabic input

  • Realigning call-to-action buttons to the right side of forms and pages

  • Rethinking visual importance to progress from right to left

  • Redesigning clickable components to align with the right-to-left reading pattern

Recently, I was helping a prominent e-commerce business Rival assessment that had poured over 200,000 SAR on a stunning website that was performing terribly. The problem? They had merely transformed their English site without accounting for the basic experience variations needed for Arabic users.

The improvements featured:

  • Prominent display of Saudi location details
  • Inclusion of trusted transaction options like local services
  • Clear return policies with regional specifics
  • Native support options

For a financial services brand, we implemented a online platform that skillfully combined international standards with locally relevant design elements. This approach enhanced their audience credibility by nearly one hundred percent and applications by seventy-four percent.

  • Choose fonts purposely developed for Arabic on-screen viewing (like Dubai) rather than traditional print fonts
  • Expand line spacing by 150-175% for better readability
  • Use right-justified text (never middle-aligned for primary copy)
  • Avoid condensed Arabic typefaces that reduce the unique letter shapes

After extended periods of underwhelming outcomes with their international platform, their new Saudi-focused website generated a 312% improvement in connection and a one hundred eighty-seven percent growth in leads.

  • Place the most critical content in the upper-right section of the screen
  • Arrange page sections to flow from right to left and top to bottom
  • Implement more prominent visual emphasis on the right side of symmetrical layouts
  • Confirm that directional icons (such as arrows) direct in the correct direction for RTL designs

For a premium shopping client, we implemented a sophisticated dual-language architecture that intelligently adjusted layout, navigation, and material organization based on the selected language. This technique increased their visitor interaction by 143%.

Throughout my previous project for a investment company in Riyadh, we observed that users were consistently clicking the wrong navigation items. Our eye-tracking showed that their focus naturally moved from right to left, but the main navigation components were located with a left-to-right hierarchy.

Their technique included:

  • Snapchat: Energetic brand personality
  • Professional networks: Credential-focused content
  • Visual platforms: Aspiration-focused presence development
  • Discussion networks: Thought leadership
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