Overview
Executive summary, key data & the opportunity
SAR 86,250 incl. VAT · 3-month term Prepared Jul 2026
NCMS × MAZNEXA — 2026

Engineering trust into national capability.

The National Company for Mechanical Systems has real engineering depth, national relevance and proven capability — today that capability exceeds the strength and consistency of its public presence. This proposal builds a unified marketing, positioning and communications ecosystem that turns NCMS's technical excellence into institutional trust, stakeholder confidence and a credible national industrial reputation — governed with the discipline the work demands.

The engagement at a glance

Prepared forNCMS
SectorAdvanced industrial & defense-related
MandatePositioning · Digital · Campaign · PR
Core narrativePrototype to qualified production
Priority channelsWebsite · LinkedIn · X · YouTube
Term3-month engagement
InvestmentSAR 86,250 incl. VAT
Submitted byMAZNEXA × Bold Influence
The opportunity in numbers

Why this matters now — the key data

NCMS operates at the centre of Saudi Arabia's most strategic economic priority: building sovereign industrial and defence capability. The figures below frame the size of the moment — every number is sourced, with full references in the Sources panel.

$80.3B
Saudi military expenditure in 2024 — the largest in the Middle East, 7th globally
SIPRI · 2024 3
24.89%
of military spending now localized — up from ~4% in 2018
GAMI · end-2024 1
>50%
Vision 2030 target to localize military spending by 2030
Vision 2030 · GAMI 2
SAR 33B
deals signed at World Defense Show 2026, Riyadh (137k visitors)
WDS / SPA · 2026 5
572
GAMI defense-industry licenses & permits — up from 5 in 2017
GAMI · end-2024 4
67%
of B2B buyers now prefer a rep-free, self-guided buying journey
Gartner · 2026 6

What the data says for NCMS

The market is expanding, the localization mandate is accelerating, and stakeholders — government, primes and partners — increasingly form their view of a company digitally, before any conversation begins. NCMS's capability is real; the task is to make it visible, credible and consistently governed across the channels where these decisions are shaped.

The proposal at a glance

The key elements — one screen

A digest of every section of this proposal. Each card carries the single most important takeaway and links to the full detail.

Market & Competitors

A large latent audience to activate

  • $80.3B market; localization 24.89% → >50% by 2030.
  • NCMS already owns ~118k LinkedIn — more than all direct private peers combined.
  • The gap is activation & consistency, not audience.
See the field
Strategy & Channels

The trusted-bridge positioning

  • “Prototype to qualified national production.”
  • 4 pillars, 3 audiences (gov / primes / talent).
  • Priority channels: Website · LinkedIn · X · YouTube.
See the strategy
Media Plan & Campaign

An always-on, governed channel mix

  • Working-media split: LinkedIn 40 · YouTube 20 · X 15 · Google 15 · Meta/TikTok 10.
  • Flighted to national moments & World Defense Show.
  • Campaign: “From Concept to Capability”.
See the media plan
The Roadmap

Four phases over three months

  • Foundation → Launch → Amplify → Authority.
  • Discovery & strategy in weeks 1–3; execution from month 1.
  • Quarterly business review & KPI recalibration.
See the roadmap
The Commercials

SAR 86,250 incl. VAT · 3 months

  • Social media management + campaigns bundled at 25k/mo (media excl.).
  • Strategy free when extended to a 12-month contract.
  • ZATCA VAT 15% · PDPL · Saudi law compliant.
See the investment
MAZNEXA — the structure

A dedicated, accountable pod

  • Engagement Lead → Account Manager (single point of contact).
  • Strategy · Creative · Social · Performance · PR (Bold) · Governance.
  • 20+ yrs · 300+ experts · Diamond-tier HubSpot.
Meet the team
Security & Data Sovereignty

Data stays in Saudi Arabia

  • KSA-only pod; dedicated on-premise storage — no cloud, no cloud AI.
  • Aligned with NCA OSMACC controls & PDPL.
  • Named access, audit log, immediate revocation.
See the commitments
The path forward

Timeline & next steps

The full roadmap is in Plan & Roadmap and the commercials in MAZNEXA & Commercial — here is the three-month shape and the simple path from this proposal to launch.

Engagement timeline — three months

Weeks 1–2
Phase 1 — Foundation
Discover & strategise
Month 1
Phase 2 — Launch
Build & go live
Month 2
Phase 3 — Amplify
Prove & scale
Month 3
Phase 4 — Authority
Consolidate & renew

Next steps — how we move forward

Review this proposal

You’re viewing it now at ncms.maznexa.sa — explore all four tabs at your pace and share the link internally.

Confirm alignment

Verify the strategy, media plan, roadmap and commercials match NCMS’s priorities, and send any adjustments.

Approve scope & commercials

Sign off on the SAR 86,250 (incl. VAT), 3-month engagement.

Kick off

Discovery workshop & audit in week 1; content and campaigns live from month 1.

Your dedicated team

The MAZNEXA structure

A single accountable lead and one day-to-day point of contact, supported by a dedicated pod — full roles & responsibilities in the MAZNEXA tab.

Engagement Lead / Account Director
Owns the relationship, strategy sign-off & governance liaison with NCMS
Account Manager (single point of contact)
Daily operations · planning, approvals & delivery hub
Strategy Lead Creative & Content Social & Community Performance & Media PR — Bold Influence Governance / QA & Analytics
Executive Summary

A credibility engine, not a content feed

As the Kingdom accelerates localization, local content and industrial sovereignty, the priority is not simply more visibility — it is a unified marketing ecosystem that strengthens institutional trust, clarifies capability depth and supports stakeholder confidence under one disciplined model.

GOAL 01

A trusted national bridge

Establish NCMS as the trusted Saudi engineering bridge from prototype to qualified national production.

GOAL 02

A consistent digital system

Build a consistent digital and communication system that improves credibility, stakeholder clarity and partner readiness.

GOAL 03

A national reputation

Strengthen NCMS's national industrial reputation through thought leadership, authentic proof of work and disciplined execution.

The four strategic domains

Brand & Positioning

  • A unified NCMS narrative & engineering depth
  • National relevance, prototype to production
  • Consistent identity across touchpoints

Digital Credibility

  • Website, LinkedIn, X, YouTube & select channels
  • Turn visibility into stakeholder confidence
  • One trusted digital source of truth

Capability Storytelling

  • Contribution to localization & sovereignty
  • Proof-led, responsible national storytelling
  • Saudi technical capability, made visible

Marketing Governance

  • Clear approval, sensitivity & review structures
  • Reporting & performance frameworks
  • Protecting reputation & institutional trust
Recommended positioning

“NCMS is Saudi Arabia's trusted engineering bridge from prototype to qualified national production — across industrial and defense-related systems.”

Objectives

Key business objectives

Objective 01
Brand credibility

A consistent, differentiated institutional brand experience across every market and stakeholder touchpoint.

Objective 02
Stakeholder understanding

Clarify NCMS's full scope across industrial, defense-related, partner, government and talent audiences.

Objective 03
Digital trust

Strengthen the website and priority channels to turn visibility into credibility and informed engagement.

Objective 04
Governance

Disciplined approval, sensitivity, reporting and measurement standards that protect reputation and support execution.

The market opportunity

A decisive phase for Saudi industry

Saudi Arabia's industrial and defense sectors are in a decisive phase of transformation — driven by localization, local-content requirements and the national ambition to build sovereign capability. Every figure below is referenced in the Sources panel.

>50%
Vision 2030 target to localize military spending by 2030
Vision 2030 · GAMI 2
24.89%
of military spending localized (from ~4% in 2018)
GAMI · end-2024 1
$80.3B
Saudi military expenditure — largest in the Middle East
SIPRI · 2024 3
SAR 33B
deals at World Defense Show 2026 · 1,486 exhibitors
WDS / SPA · 2026 5
9,991
operating factories in the Kingdom (~980k workers)
MoI · Q4 2024 4
36,000
factories targeted in the Kingdom by 2035
MoI · Vision 2030 4
The localization gap = the opportunity
Military-spending localization: baseline vs today vs the Vision 2030 target (%).1,2
Why digital credibility decides the mandate
How modern B2B and institutional buyers evaluate partners.
  • B2B buyers spend just 17% of the buying journey with suppliers — the rest is independent, digital research. (Gartner6)
  • 67% of B2B buyers now prefer a rep-free, self-guided buying experience. (Gartner, 20266)
  • For NCMS, the website & official channels are evaluated before any conversation begins — they must carry the proof.

The strategic thesis

NCMS possesses the engineering depth, national relevance and proven capability to strengthen its position as a trusted Saudi industrial and defense-related systems partner. National capability relevance — a direct contributor to industrial sovereignty and Vision 2030. Prototype-to-production depth — the ability to move ideas into qualified national capability. Institutional trust — a disciplined system that strengthens confidence among government, primes, partners and technical talent.

Competitor & peer analysis

The competitive field — and where NCMS can win

The Saudi and GCC advanced-industrial and defence field is consolidating fast. The analysis below maps the field by market position, communications strategy and channel presence. LinkedIn audience figures are live reads from each company’s official page in July 20267 — the sector’s dominant channel — and set a baseline to be re-confirmed at onboarding.

Company Tier & position Communications strategy LinkedIn audience Channel maturity
EDGE Group UAE — regional benchmark The region’s most marketing-mature defence brand; state-backed mega-consolidator. Best-in-class: cinematic capability films, strong YouTube library, global PR machine. ~441k
Leading
SAMI Saudi Arabian Military Industries (PIF) National champion; the Kingdom’s flagship prime and consolidator. Sovereign-scale brand; WDS-led news cadence; contract/partnership wins; executive voice. ~412k
High
AEC Advanced Electronics Co. (SAMI) SAMI’s electronics & systems arm; established (1988), >80% Saudized. Product- & capability-led; steady institutional cadence; localization & Saudization messaging. ~297k
Medium–High
NCMS You — today Prototype-to-production specialist (est. 2006); real depth, under-communicated. Event- & milestone-led. Large latent audience, thin content; executive voice not yet systematized. ~118k
Under-activated
Scopa Ajlan & Bros — integration Direct private peer; systems-integration platform, launched WDS 2022. Corporate/partnership-led; sporadic, exhibition-driven. ~14k
Low
Intra Defense Saudi — unmanned systems Direct private peer; ITAR-free UAS & loitering munitions. Product/R&D reveals; milestone- & partnership-led. ~13k
Low
Wahaj SIPCHEM — precision components Direct private peer; precision engineering & munitions components. Modest, occasional B2B posting; little narrative continuity. ~9k
Low

LinkedIn audience = live page reads, July 2026 (source: each company’s official LinkedIn page7); to be re-confirmed on the day of submission. Channel maturity blends cadence, content depth, executive voice & audience quality (5 dots = leading). X, YouTube & Instagram counts are not publicly countable and are captured in the onboarding audit. Alfanar (~770k) and Zamil (~122k) are non-defence Saudi industrial benchmarks reviewed separately.

The key insight

NCMS already commands a ~118k LinkedIn audience — larger than every direct private peer combined (Scopa, Intra, Wahaj sit at 9–14k) and within reach of national champions. The gap is not audience. It is activation, content depth and consistency.

AUDIENCE ASSET

Activate what you already own

A top-tier audience is already built. The task is not to grow followers from zero — it is to give that audience a reason to trust, return and act with proof-led, always-on content.

STRATEGY GAP

Continuity beats volume

The field spikes around World Defense Show, then goes quiet. A disciplined always-on cadence of thought leadership compounds credibility exactly where rivals leave silence.

CHANNEL WHITE SPACE

Executive, talent & Saudization voice

No Saudi peer runs a strong LinkedIn executive voice or a Saudization / employer-brand programme on Instagram & TikTok. It is the fastest, lowest-sensitivity route to differentiated authority.

The white space NCMS should own

Against national champions (scale) and unmanned specialists (hardware), NCMS wins on trust, engineering discipline and prototype-to-qualified-production — the credibility narrative none of the field currently occupies with discipline — delivered as a consistent, governed, always-on system rather than event-driven bursts. The exhibition (World Defense Show) becomes the campaign hub every other channel feeds.

Sources & references

Every figure, sourced

We present a data-led case. The market and localization figures used throughout this proposal are drawn from primary and authoritative public sources, listed below for verification.

  1. GAMI — Localization of military spending in Saudi Arabia rises to 24.89% (end 2024, up from ~4% in 2018). gami.gov.sa
  2. Vision 2030 / GAMI — National target to localize more than 50% of military spending by 2030. vision2030.gov.sa · Arab News
  3. SIPRI — Saudi military expenditure $80.3B in 2024; largest in the Middle East, 7th globally. sipri.org
  4. Ministry of Industry & Mineral Resources / GAMI — 9,991 operating factories (Q4 2024, ~980k workers); 1,346 new industrial licenses in 2024; target of 36,000 factories by 2035; 572 GAMI defense-industry licenses & permits by end 2024 (from 5 in 2017). Arab News / MoI · gami.gov.sa
  5. World Defense Show / SPA — WDS 2026 (Riyadh): ~SAR 33B in deals, 1,486 exhibitors, 137,000 visitors (WDS 2024: SAR 26B, 773 exhibitors, 106,000 visitors). Arab News · spa.gov.sa
  6. Gartner — B2B buyers spend only 17% of the buying journey with suppliers; 67% prefer a rep-free experience (2026 survey). gartner.com
  7. Competitor LinkedIn audiences — live reads (July 2026) from official company pages: EDGE ~441k, SAMI ~412k, AEC ~297k, NCMS ~118k, Scopa ~14k, Intra ~13k, Wahaj ~9k. Figures move fast — re-confirm at submission; full quantified baseline captured in the onboarding audit.
The audit — current state

Where NCMS stands today

NCMS possesses real engineering credibility and proven capability. The assessment identifies gaps across brand narrative, website structure, platform consistency and proof-led communication that limit stakeholder understanding and digital credibility.

Key finding

NCMS's technical capability and national importance currently exceed the strength, consistency and clarity of its public communication presence.

Channel readiness — current vs. potential
Indicative digital maturity by channel against its full strategic potential; baselined during onboarding.

Website

  • Formal presence, but the journey isn't built around stakeholder needs.
  • Engineering, testing & qualification lack depth & proof.
  • Civilian industrial & defense-related tracks should be distinct.

LinkedIn

  • Strong institutional base & sizable follower audience.
  • Content skews to events; executive voice underused.
  • Prototype-to-production story needs a recurring structure.

X

  • Strong timely presence for announcements & exhibitions.
  • Event-led; deeper stories should link to LinkedIn/YouTube.
  • Defense exposure requires strict message discipline.

TikTok & YouTube

  • Early base; best for culture, careers & talent.
  • YouTube as a long-term visual proof library.
  • Sensitive material stays off-limits.

Positioning — the perception gap

Narrow public perception
Broader operating reality
Most visible through defense exhibitions & selected milestones
A national industrialization partner across engineering, manufacturing, testing & qualification
Seen as a single-project or product presence
A systems & capability partner with a full operating model
Operating strength not reflected in brand narrative
A clear view from prototype to qualified national production
Audience & positioning

Three audiences that shape the reputation

Every message is built for the audiences whose confidence determines mandates, partnerships and talent — government, industry and Saudi engineering talent.

K
Khalid Al-Harbi
Government & Defense Decision Maker
ProfileSenior government / defense leader evaluating trusted Saudi partners. Age 37–55, KSA.
InterestsNational capability, localization, security of supply, compliance, production readiness.
BehaviourReviews official channels first; looks for proof, not promotion; prioritizes governance.
“A trusted partner for Saudi engineering, qualification and production-ready capability.”
F
Faisal Al-Rashid
Industrial & Prime Contractor Partner
ProfilePartner / procurement lead seeking qualified Saudi capability. Age 35–55, KSA & UAE.
InterestsLocal content, compliance, technical reliability, delivery readiness, partner credibility.
BehaviourCompares partners through proof of work, credentials, website & referrals.
“NCMS helps partners localize advanced capability through trusted engineering & testing.”
O
Omar Al-Qahtani
Saudi Engineering Talent
ProfileSaudi engineer / graduate seeking advanced technical work. Age 25–35, KSA & UAE.
InterestsCareer growth, technical learning, national impact, innovation, engineering culture.
BehaviourReviews LinkedIn, careers page & employee stories; researches culture before applying.
“NCMS gives Saudi engineers the chance to build real capability, prototype to production.”

Positioning pillars

PILLAR 01

National capability

Saudi-built, Saudi-engineered capability aligned with national priorities.

PILLAR 02

Technical depth

Real expertise from prototype evaluation to qualified production.

PILLAR 03

Trust

Credible, disciplined and institutionally responsible communication.

PILLAR 04

Relevance

Direct alignment with the Kingdom's industrial direction.

Messaging discipline — what NCMS should never say

By defense topic: no specific performance claims, ranges, specifications or technical disclosures. By market comparison: no direct claims against named competitors or countries. By future claim: no speculation about future contracts, or overstated claims on scale or delivery capacity. What NCMS chooses not to say is as important as what it communicates.

Strategy & scope

Nine connected workstreams

The operating model moves NCMS from scattered activity to a structured reputation-building framework — every workstream aligned to institutional priorities and reputation objectives.

01

Brand strategy & positioning

Unified positioning, messaging architecture & brand consistency across touchpoints.

02

Content & thought leadership

Executive insights, national capability narratives & proof-led storytelling.

03

Creative design & production

Visual concepts, social content, video direction & approved storytelling assets.

04

Social media management

Planning, platform management & community monitoring across priority channels.

05

Digital presence & website

Structure review, content improvement, analytics & credibility enhancement.

06

PR & institutional comms

Announcements, media coordination & reputation-building with Bold Influence.

07

Governance & approvals

Content workflows, technical & sensitivity review, approval structures.

08

Strategic planning & advisory

Roadmaps, performance reviews, stakeholder alignment & advisory.

09

Reporting & analytics

Live dashboards & KPI frameworks tying activity to credibility & trust.

Where the work goes — effort allocation
How the retained team's focus is distributed across workstreams (indicative).
Marketing philosophy & creative direction
The principles behind every message.
  • Credibility first — every message strengthens trust & institutional confidence.
  • Proof-led — real capability & approved evidence support every claim.
  • Governance-led — clear workflows, sensitivity reviews & disciplined approvals.

“Engineering Trust. Building Capability. Strengthening the Nation.”

Channel strategy

Each channel, a distinct role

Primary source of truth

Corporate website

Showcase capabilities across engineering, manufacturing, testing & qualification; structure around stakeholder needs; strengthen credibility with approved proof; improve Arabic–English consistency.

Institutional home

LinkedIn

Build credibility with government, primes, engineers & media; share leadership perspectives on localization; communicate milestones; showcase Saudi talent.

Real-time credibility

X

Timely, factual updates for exhibitions & national moments; milestone announcements — with strict message discipline, pre-approved responses & escalation paths.

Visual proof & talent

YouTube & TikTok

Approved facility, process & production visuals and leadership interviews on YouTube; day-in-the-life, culture & careers content on TikTok — senior approval, no sensitive material.

Measurement — trust, credibility & performance

Credibility & stakeholder quality

  • Seniority of engagement
  • Inbound inquiries & media mentions
  • Partner & prime contractor interest

Awareness & recognition

  • Reach across priority audiences
  • LinkedIn visibility & website traffic quality
  • Recognition on national topics

Talent, consistency & governance

  • Qualified talent interest & careers engagement
  • Messaging & visual-identity adherence
  • Approval efficiency & sensitivity compliance

Cadence: monthly operational reporting · quarterly KPI review · annual reputation assessment.

The media plan

A channel plan built for credibility, not just reach

A disciplined paid + organic media plan across the priority channels — each with a clear objective, format, targeting logic and KPI. Recommended budget shares below are of the working media spend, which is client-set and billed separately at cost; management sits within the retainer.

Channel Primary objective Content / format Targeting Budget share Primary KPI
LinkedInAuthority & qualified reachThought leadership, capability posts, document/carousel, sponsored executive contentGov, defence, primes, procurement, engineers — KSA/GCC by seniority & industry40%Qualified reach · decision-maker engagement
YouTubeProof & capabilityApproved capability films, facility & process documentaries, leadership interviewsIn-market & interest targeting; retarget site & LinkedIn engagers20%Qualified video views · watch time
X (Twitter)Real-time credibilityAnnouncements, exhibition & national-moment amplification, milestone threadsEvent/keyword & follower-look-alike; national moments15%Amplification · share of voice on national topics
Google (Search + Display)Capture & retargetBrand & category search, sector display, always-on retargetingBrand + defence/industrial intent keywords; site retargeting15%Branded search · qualified sessions
Meta / TikTokTalent & employer brandCulture, careers, day-in-the-life, Saudi-talent storiesSaudi engineers, graduates & STEM talent by geo/interest10%Careers engagement · qualified talent interest
Working media — recommended splitAwareness & authority · consideration & proof · retargeting & talent100%Set with NCMS · billed at cost

Media weight shifts by phase (see flighting). Actual monthly working budget is confirmed with NCMS; MAZNEXA manages setup, targeting, optimisation & reporting within the retained scope. Landing pages provided by the client.

Budget allocation by channel
Recommended distribution of working media spend across priority channels.
Objective split — the funnel balance
How spend is weighted across the credibility funnel.

Media flighting — how weight shifts across the term

FocusM1M2M3M4M5M6  
Awareness & authority
Establish presence & reach
Consideration & proof
Capability storytelling
Retargeting & conversion
Re-engage & qualify
Talent / employer brand
Careers & culture
Early weight to awareness & authority; proof and retargeting build as audiences form; talent activated once the brand narrative is live. Aligned to national moments & exhibitions.
Campaign — plan to execution

Campaigns that prove capability

Campaigns translate positioning into recognizable, proof-led communication across website, LinkedIn, YouTube, X and select channels — every campaign connecting back to national capability, engineering depth, trust and relevance.

PILLAR 01

National capability

Saudi-built capability, localization & NCMS's role in national progress.

PILLAR 02

Engineering excellence

Process discipline, testing, qualification & production readiness.

PILLAR 03

People & talent

Saudi talent depth as trust signals; employer branding.

PILLAR 04

Institutional credibility

Governance, milestones & institutional maturity.

Sample campaign — “From Concept to Capability”

Turns the prototype-to-production story into a national engineering journey: concept-led storytelling, LinkedIn articles on strategic value, YouTube short documentaries of approved facilities & people, X milestone updates, and a website archive as a trusted reference — every output proving capability through disciplined storytelling.

The campaign funnel

1
Awareness stage
Reach priority audiences for capability & talent awareness (reach, video views, link clicks).
Reach
2
Engagement & consideration
Deepen understanding with proof-led content, thought leadership & qualified engagement.
Engage
3
Retargeting stage
Re-engage audiences who interacted with awareness content & key pages.
Retarget

The process — from planning to optimisation

Step 1
Goals & audience
Step 2
Objectives
Step 3
Platform
Step 4
Creative & copy
Step 5
Launch
Step 6
Monitor & optimise

Content engine — the monthly output

10
Static creatives / month
5
Animated creatives / month
3
Short reels / month
AR/EN
Bilingual captions
Daily
Community management
2/mo
Campaigns (optional scope)
The strategic roadmap

From discovery to national authority — in four phases

A single strategic roadmap that ties the campaign to the commercial — showing what happens, what it builds toward, and how it is billed at each phase across the 6-month term.

Phase 01 · Foundation
Discover & strategise
Weeks 1–3
  • Stakeholder workshop & audit
  • Positioning & messaging architecture
  • Governance & approval workflow
  • Channel & media plan sign-off
Commercial: Strategy fee — SAR 20,000, 100% upfront
Phase 02 · Launch
Build & go live
Month 1–2
  • Brand narrative live on channels
  • Content engine & calendar active
  • Channel optimisation (website/LinkedIn)
  • First campaigns & awareness flight
Commercial: Monthly retainer begins (SMM + campaigns)
Phase 03 · Amplify
Prove & scale
Month 3–4
  • Thought-leadership cadence live
  • Capability-storytelling campaigns
  • PR & national-moment activation
  • Retargeting & consideration weight
Commercial: Retainer continues · Q1 business review
Phase 04 · Authority
Consolidate & renew
Month 5–6
  • Reputation & credibility ramp
  • Talent / employer-brand activation
  • Optimisation against KPI baseline
  • Renewal & year-2 planning
Commercial: Retainer continues · renewal proposal

Delivery timeline

PhaseW1W2W3W4M2M3–4M5–6 
Discovery & immersion
Research & workshop
Strategy & positioning
Full strategy & plan
Creative & governance setup
Assets & approval workflow
Content & campaign rollout
Execute · monitor · optimise
Reviews & optimisation
Quarterly KPI reviews
A short strategy-development phase, then disciplined monthly execution with quarterly KPI reviews across the 6-month term.
Scope of work

What the engagement delivers

An integrated marketing strategy, digital campaign framework and social media management model — strengthening brand positioning, stakeholder engagement and national industrial reputation.

Social media management

  • Monthly content calendar aligned to NCMS identity
  • 10 static + 5 animated + 3 reels per month
  • Bilingual captions & strategic Arabic hashtags
  • Daily community management + dedicated account manager
  • Monthly performance reports + live dashboard

Digital marketing campaigns

  • 2 campaigns / month; up to 3 platforms
  • Awareness & lead generation; Arabic & English
  • Media plan, setup, targeting & conversion tracking
  • Retargeting & ongoing optimisation
  • Monthly reporting + live dashboard

Digital marketing strategy

  • In-depth strategy workshop with key stakeholders
  • Social media strategy: brand, personas, competitors, themes
  • Performance strategy: market overview, revenue & awareness
  • KPI framework, reviewed & updated quarterly
  • One-time deliverable, 100% upfront
Who we are

Your solutions partner

MAZNEXA is a joint venture between the international growth agency NEXA and the Saudi-based group MAZ Holding — backed by global expertise and local insight, supported by our PR arm Bold Influence (The Bold Group).

20+
Years of experience
300+
Marketing & comms experts
5
Global locations
700+
Active clients
Top 1%
HubSpot partners globally
Diamond
Only Diamond-tier in GCC

Headquartered in KSA, with a team across KSA, UAE, USA, UK & Australia. Group companies include NEXA, MAZ Holding, Bold Influence, EYEN (Saudi Vision-AI) & NEXA Cognition.

MENA Search — Best Use of Search '18–'26 Best Integrated Digital Campaign '17–'22 Best Local Campaign '21/'26 Best In-House Team '21 Great Place to Work '24 ISO 9001 Certified '26
Account structure

Who is responsible for what

A dedicated pod, led by a single accountable Engagement Lead and coordinated day-to-day by your Account Manager — the single point of contact named in the scope.

Engagement Lead / Account Director
Owns the relationship, strategy sign-off & governance liaison with NCMS
Account Manager (dedicated)
Single point of contact · daily operations · planning, approvals & delivery hub
Strategy
Strategy Lead

Positioning, messaging architecture, the strategy workshop & quarterly direction.

Creative
Creative & Content Team

Art direction, design, motion/reels & bilingual (AR/EN) copywriting.

Social
Social & Community Manager

Content calendar, publishing, scheduling & daily community management.

Performance
Performance & Media Buyer

Campaign setup, targeting, retargeting, optimisation & media reporting.

PR
PR Lead — Bold Influence

Institutional communications, media relations & reputation building.

Governance & Data
QA / Sensitivity & Analytics

Approval workflow, technical & sensitivity review, dashboards & reporting.

How we work

The execution workflow

Step 1
Monthly planning & content calendar
Step 2
In-house creative production
Gate
NCMS review — technical & sensitivity approval
Step 4
Scheduling & publishing
Step 5
Community management & campaign optimisation
Step 6
Monthly report + live dashboard
Step 7
Quarterly strategic review & optimisation

Governance is built into the workflow

Nothing is published without passing the approval gate. Every piece runs through technical review, sensitivity checks and pre-approved messaging — with clear escalation paths and no improvisation on sensitive topics. Communication cadence runs through a client-approved communication channel and formal email for approvals and sign-off.

Cybersecurity & data sovereignty

Your data stays inside Saudi Arabia

For an engagement of this sensitivity, security is not an add-on — it is an operating condition. The commitments below are aligned with the controls of the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) — including the Organizations' Social Media Accounts Cybersecurity Controls (OSMACC) — and the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL).

KSA-only
Dedicated in-Kingdom delivery pod — no files or access outside Saudi Arabia
2–3
Named, client-approved individuals with access — no one else
Zero
Passwords or recovery codes retained on MAZNEXA devices
Immediate
Access revocation on project end or staff change
01

KSA-only delivery pod

All NCMS work is handled exclusively by a named, Saudi-based team; no files, credentials or access are shared outside the Kingdom.

02

Client-owned accounts

Official accounts, the recovery email & phone and MFA recovery codes are owned and held by NCMS at all times.

03

Named access & NDAs

Only 2–3 named, client-approved individuals have access — each under a signed NDA & acceptable-use undertaking.

04

Secured publishing device

Publishing from a client-approved device only, with MDM, full encryption and remote lock & wipe — and no classified data on it.

05

No third-party tools by default

No third-party schedulers or publishing tools (e.g. VistaSocial, Meta Business Suite) unless approved in writing by NCMS.

06

Approved transfer channel

Files and final assets move only through a channel designated by NCMS — never WhatsApp, Telegram, personal email or external file-sharing services.

07

Publishing audit log

Every post is logged: the content, who approved it, who published it and when.

08

Incident alert & recovery

Any unusual access or account change is reported to NCMS immediately, with an agreed account-recovery plan.

09

Immediate revocation

All permissions are revoked the moment the engagement ends or a team member changes.

10

Dedicated on-premise storage

All NCMS materials are held on dedicated physical storage inside our own office in Saudi Arabia — no cloud storage service is used at any point.

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Isolated, credentialed network

The dedicated storage is reachable only from a specific internal network, by the credentialed named team — a closed loop between MAZNEXA and NCMS.

12

No cloud AI — local only

Any AI tooling used for NCMS work runs locally on our in-office servers — no cloud AI services, and nothing is processed or stored in the cloud.

The sovereignty commitment

All NCMS files, credentials and working materials are stored and processed inside Saudi Arabia only — on dedicated physical storage in our own office, over an isolated internal network, with no cloud storage and no cloud AI anywhere in the workflow. Nothing is shared with NEXA entities or any party outside the Kingdom, and accounts, the recovery email & phone and MFA recovery codes remain the property of NCMS at all times.

KPIs

How success is measured

Trust-led measurement — we measure what strengthens reputation, not just what increases activity. Baselines are set at onboarding; the targets below are the signals we commit to move over the 6-month term.

100%
On-time publishing & approval compliance
Zero
Sensitivity / governance breaches
+30–50%
LinkedIn qualified reach vs. baseline
Quarterly
Business review & KPI recalibration
KPI areaWhat we trackTarget / signal (6-month)Cadence
Credibility & stakeholder qualitySeniority of engagement, inbound inquiries, media mentionsRising decision-maker engagement & qualified inboundMonthly
Awareness & reachReach, LinkedIn visibility, follower growth+30–50% qualified reach vs. baselineMonthly
EngagementEngagement rate across priority channelsAbove sector benchmark, quarter on quarterMonthly
Share of voicePresence on localization & national-capability topicsMeasurable SOV gain vs. peer setQuarterly
Content & deliveryOn-time publishing & approval turnaround100% on-time deliveryMonthly
Talent & employer brandCareers-page engagement & qualified talent interestIncreasing qualified talent interestQuarterly
Security & data sovereigntyAccess reviews, device compliance & publishing audit logZero security incidents · immediate access revocationOngoing
Governance & sensitivityApproval compliance & sensitivity breaches100% compliance · zero breachesOngoing

Percentage targets are indicative and finalised against the onboarding baseline. Reported live via the dashboard, with monthly reports and quarterly reviews.

Deliverables & timeline

What you receive, and when

DeliverableCadenceFirst delivery
Strategy, positioning & workshopOne-timeWeek 2–3
Monthly content calendarMonthlyMonth 1
10 static + 5 animated + 3 reelsMonthlyMonth 1
Captions & Arabic hashtags (AR/EN)Per postMonth 1
Community managementDailyMonth 1
Digital campaigns (2 / month)MonthlyMonth 2
Live performance dashboardContinuousMonth 1
Monthly performance reportMonthlyEnd of Month 1
Quarterly business reviewQuarterlyEnd of Q1
Commercials

Investment

Investment allocation
How the engagement value is distributed across scope components.
Payment terms
How and when each component is billed.
  • Monthly services (social media & campaigns) — settled monthly on continuity & deliverables.
  • Digital marketing strategy (workshop & KPI framework) — included free when the engagement extends to a 12-month contract.
  • All deliverables bilingual (Arabic & English); up to 2 revisions within scope.
  • Fully compliant with ZATCA VAT (15%), PDPL & Saudi commercial law.

Fee schedule

ComponentMonthly (SAR)TermTotal (SAR)
Social media management + Digital marketing campaigns (bundle · media spend excl.)25,0003 months75,000
Subtotal75,000
15% VAT (ZATCA)11,250
Grand total86,250

Figures per the confirmed commercial breakdown. Paid media spend is billed separately at cost. Landing pages provided by the client.

Extend to a 12-month contract and the Digital marketing strategy service (strategy workshop + KPI framework, valued at SAR 20,000) is included free of charge.
Proof of work

Selected case studies

Relevant experience across government-oriented, regulated & high-trust environments — where discretion, compliance & consistency matter.

STC Specialized — Government / Telecom

Secure B2B SEO & CRM

A restriction-heavy, government-oriented website: HubSpot CRM, real-time dashboards, AI WhatsApp automation & sentiment analysis.

+82%
Impressions
+112%
Clicks
+28%
Organic sessions
Shell Helix — Performance & Culture

“نقطة بداية” national campaign

Repositioned a functional product into a cultural icon through an original Saudi track & a three-layer media strategy.

551M
Paid impressions
26.3M
Video views
#4
Arabic track, KSA
Audi (Ali & Sons) — Demand Gen

Test-drive lead generation

Two-month campaign driving qualified, high-intent leads with CRM integration & sales enablement.

2.17M
Impressions
254
Qualified leads
$42
Cost / lead
Jotun B2B & Jahez — Content at Scale

Long-term social & creative

B2B social, community & creative for Jotun since 2019; high-volume app creative for Jahez across 30+ brands.

97+
Jahez deliverables
30+
Brands
6yr
Jotun partnership
Next steps

How we move forward

A simple, low-friction path from this proposal to launch — you review, we align, then we begin.

Review this proposal

We share this link (ncms.maznexa.sa); NCMS reviews the strategy, media plan, roadmap and commercials across all four tabs.

Verify alignment

NCMS confirms everything is aligned with its priorities and governance — and sends any feedback or adjustments for a quick revision.

Approve & sign off

Confirm the scope and the SAR 86,250 (incl. VAT), 3-month engagement, to start.

Kick off

Discovery workshop & audit in week 1; governance workflow agreed; content and campaigns live from month 1.

Once aligned

Approve the scope and we can begin discovery within a week — with the first content live inside month one.

Closing

A strategic communications ecosystem for NCMS

Through a unified strategy, performance-driven campaigns and disciplined social media management, we will position NCMS as the trusted voice of advanced manufacturing, innovation and technology localization — strengthening stakeholder confidence and supporting its national mission. We look forward to building it together.

Ibrahim Al SuwailemMAZNEXA — Business Development
ibrahim@maznexa.sa+966 59 958 6069