SOL MEDIA
SOL MEDIA · Retail Division

We turn GCC retail brands into category leaders · with funnels, not followers.

Full-funnel retail and e-commerce growth for Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the GCC. We build brand awareness, convert browsers into buyers, and turn buyers into loyal customers.

Book Discovery Call WhatsApp Us
GCC retail specialists
80+ brands scaled
Arabic-first strategy
GCC retail brand store
'">
GCC
Arabic-first
retail campaigns
The Real Problem

Why GCC retail brands hit a growth ceiling and can't break through

Chasing followers, not revenue

100K Instagram followers with $5,300/month in online revenue is not a growth story. Engagement is important · but without a conversion funnel behind your social media, awareness stays vanity.

Abandoned carts with no recovery

Most GCC e-commerce stores lose 70% of potential revenue to cart abandonment · and have no automated sequences to recover it. WhatsApp cart recovery alone adds 15–25% to store revenue.

Over-discounting to drive sales

Flash sales, promo codes, and discount dependency train your audience to never pay full price. It collapses your margin and devalues your brand. The answer is better targeting, not cheaper products.

The SOL System

Six growth installations for GCC retail brands.

From first touch to loyal repeat customer · every layer of the funnel, optimised for the GCC consumer.

E-Commerce Funnel Architecture

Browsers become buyers in 3 clicks
  • Conversion-optimised product pages
  • Arabic checkout flow optimisation
  • Upsell and cross-sell sequences
  • Mobile-first for GCC shoppers

Meta & TikTok Performance Ads

4× ROAS target from month 2
  • GCC audience segmentation
  • Arabic UGC-style creative
  • Catalogue and dynamic ads
  • Seasonal GCC campaign calendar

Brand Content Production

Content that sells, not just looks good
  • Product photography & video
  • Lifestyle shoots for GCC audiences
  • Reels and TikToks · native Arabic
  • Ramadan, National Day, Eid content

WhatsApp Commerce & Retention

25% revenue recovery from abandoned carts
  • Abandoned cart recovery flows
  • Post-purchase upsell journeys
  • Loyalty reward notifications
  • Win-back for lapsed customers

SEO & Google Shopping

Organic revenue that compounds monthly
  • Arabic product SEO
  • Google Shopping feed optimisation
  • Category page authority building
  • GCC marketplace listing support

Brand Strategy & Positioning

Own a category · stop fighting on price
  • GCC competitor landscape audit
  • Arabic brand voice development
  • Influencer partnership strategy
  • Quarterly brand health reporting
Our Process

No guaranteed results · we build the best retail system we can, report every metric transparently, and earn your retainer by delivering value.

From audit to revenue · in 30 days

1

Brand Audit

We map your full digital presence · ad accounts, store analytics, social platforms, and competitor positioning across your GCC category.

Day 1–3
2

Funnel Build

We build or optimise your conversion funnel · ad campaigns, landing pages, checkout flows, and WhatsApp automations · all in Arabic and English.

Day 4–18
3

Launch & Scale

Go live. Paid campaigns activate, content begins publishing on schedule, and your automation engine starts converting every touchpoint into trackable revenue.

Day 19–30
4

Optimise & Compound

Weekly ROAS reviews. We scale winning ad sets, add retargeting layers, introduce seasonal campaign pushes, and build your brand's long-term organic equity.

Month 2+
Results

Numbers from live GCC retail accounts

80+
GCC brands scaled
4.2×
Average ROAS (month 3)
+38%
Avg. cart value increase
30d
Time to first ROAS win
★★★★★

"We had the Instagram page, we had 40K followers, but our Shopify store was doing $3,200/month. SOL rebuilt our entire funnel in five weeks · product pages, Meta ads, WhatsApp recovery. We hit $22,300 in month three."

ن.ع
Noura Al-Sayed
Founder, Saffron Home, Bahrain
★★★★★

"Our Saudi business was entirely walk-in. SOL built us an e-commerce presence from scratch · Arabic SEO, Google Shopping, TikTok ads. Online is now 35% of our total revenue and growing every month."

ا.م
Ahmed Al-Mubarak
CEO, Roots & Routes, Riyadh
★★★★★

"SOL understood our Ramadan strategy better than any agency we had before. They planned 8 weeks out, built the Arabic content calendar, set up the Eid email and WhatsApp sequences. Our Ramadan revenue was up 290% year-on-year."

ل.ح
Layla Al-Hamdan
CMO, Zara Home GCC Partner, KSA

Case Study: Home fragrance brand, Bahrain → GCC

D2C brand with strong product, weak digital infrastructure. SOL installed Meta + WhatsApp + Shopify CRO. 90-day results below.

+520%
Monthly online revenue
4.8×
Return on ad spend
+41%
Avg. order value
Investment

Transparent pricing for GCC retail brands

All plans include bilingual delivery and GCC seasonal campaign planning. No hidden fees.

Foundation
SAR 6,950
per month · approx. $1,850 · +15% VAT
  • 1 paid channel (Meta or TikTok)
  • Basic WhatsApp cart recovery
  • 10 social posts/month
  • Monthly ROAS report
  • Seasonal campaign (1/quarter)
Enquire Now
Most Popular
Growth
SAR 13,500
per month · approx. $3,600 · +15% VAT
  • Meta + TikTok (both channels)
  • Google Shopping setup
  • Full WhatsApp automation suite
  • 20 posts + 6 reels/month
  • Conversion rate optimisation
  • Bi-weekly strategy call
  • Live revenue dashboard
Book Discovery Call
Scale
SAR 24,750
per month · approx. $6,600 · +15% VAT
  • Everything in Growth
  • Dedicated brand strategist
  • Monthly content shoot (photo + video)
  • Influencer outreach & management
  • Multi-platform marketplace support
  • Weekly strategy call
  • Custom loyalty programme build
Enquire Now
About SOL MEDIA

We grew up in GCC retail. We know the market.

SOL MEDIA's Retail Division was built by people who understand the GCC consumer at a granular level · Ramadan buying behaviour, the power of WhatsApp commerce, how National Day and Eid cycles reshape demand, and why Arabic-first creative consistently outperforms direct translation.

We work with direct-to-consumer brands, physical retailers expanding online, and established GCC businesses entering new markets. Every client gets a strategist who knows their category · not a junior account manager following a template.

Retail Division

D2C, fashion, food, lifestyle

Health Division

Medical & dental practices

Bahrain HQ

CR 188279-1, Amwaj Islands

GCC Coverage

BH · KSA · UAE · KW · QA

GCC retail professional'">
FAQ

Questions we hear from every retail brand

We already run Meta ads · why are they not working?+
The most common reasons: (1) Traffic is going to a homepage, not a conversion-optimised product page. (2) There's no retargeting layer for warm audiences. (3) Ad creative is direct-translated Arabic rather than natively written. (4) There's no WhatsApp follow-up capturing leads who don't convert immediately. We fix all four in the first 30 days.
Do you work with Shopify, WooCommerce, or custom platforms?+
Yes · we work across all major platforms. Our team has experience with Shopify (including Shopify Plus), WooCommerce, Magento, and several GCC-specific platforms. We also support brands on Noon, Amazon.ae, and Jarir marketplace. Platform doesn't limit what we can build.
We're a physical retail store · can you help us grow online?+
This is one of our specialties. We've taken multiple Bahrain and KSA physical retail businesses from zero digital presence to 25–40% of revenue online within 6 months. We handle the full digital build · store, traffic, content, and customer retention · while you focus on running the physical operation.
How do you handle Ramadan and seasonal GCC campaigns?+
We plan 8 weeks ahead. Every client on Growth or Scale plans gets a dedicated seasonal calendar covering Ramadan, Eid Al-Fitr, Eid Al-Adha, National Days (Saudi, UAE, Bahrain), White Friday, and back-to-school cycles. Pre-production for Ramadan starts in January · brands that wait until two weeks before Ramadan consistently underperform.
What's your minimum contract period?+
3-month minimum, with rolling monthly renewal after that. We require 3 months because paid media algorithms need at least 6–8 weeks to optimise, and sustainable ROAS improvements happen at the 90-day mark. Clients who stay 6+ months see compounding returns from organic content equity and retargeting pool depth.
Can you help with influencer marketing in the GCC?+
Yes · our Scale plan includes influencer outreach and campaign management. We maintain a vetted network of GCC-based micro and mid-tier influencers across lifestyle, beauty, food, and home categories. We handle briefing, contracting, content approval, and performance tracking. We don't recommend mega-influencers as the default · micro-influencer partnerships typically deliver 3–4× the conversion rate at a fraction of the cost.
Get Started

Tell us about your brand

We'll audit your current digital footprint and send a free revenue growth audit within 48 hours.

Book Your Free Brand Audit

Request received!

We'll be in touch within 48 hours with your free revenue audit.

What happens next

  • 1
    We audit your ad accounts, store analytics, and social channels · free, no commitment.
  • 2
    You get a written revenue growth report identifying your top 3 revenue leakage points.
  • 3
    We present a 90-day growth plan built for your category, market, and current baseline.
  • 4
    You decide if the fit is right. No pressure, no pushy sales calls.
Book Free Call

Choose Your Language

Select your preferred language to continue