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Proof! Not Just Promises

Three disciplines, one standard of proof: the performance flights, takeovers and builds behind the numbers. Pick a category to explore the work.

Performance flights across banking, fintech, crypto, retail, gaming and telecom, every figure a real, delivered result from the credentials deck.

Standard Chartered Bank, campaign creativeCPL

Standard Chartered Bank · UAE

Cross-selling cashback, priced on the lead.

SCB's Priority Cashback benefit needed to cross-sell credit cards, insurance and mortgage loans through one account, measured strictly on lead quality.

160
Leads delivered

6 weeks

Standard Chartered Bank, campaign creativeCPL

Standard Chartered Bank · UAE

Priority Cashback, phase two.

A second flight of the Priority Cashback cross-sell, repeating the same CPL discipline across credit cards, insurance and mortgage loans.

165
Leads delivered

6 weeks

Standard Chartered Bank, campaign creativeAccount opening

Standard Chartered Bank · UAE

Onboarding affluent accounts, from a single opening.

SCB set out to onboard Priority Cashback customers directly from current-account openings, a one-week sprint measured on real accounts opened.

165
Leads delivered

1 week

Al Hilal Bank, campaign creativeAccount opening

Al Hilal Bank · UAE

Islamic banking, opened in a week.

Ahlan by Al Hilal Bank promised an account opened in minutes, the campaign had to prove that promise at volume, in just seven days.

250K+
Installs
15K+
Accounts opened

1 week

FAB, campaign creativeCPQL

FAB · UAE

Cost per qualified lead, delivered at scale.

Personal loans at rates as low as 3.99% needed a performance engine that could prove itself on cost-per-qualified-lead, not just reach.

190K+
Impressions
2K+
Clicks
0.3%
Conversion rate

6 weeks

FAB, campaign creativeCPQL

FAB · UAE

A signature e-Dirham card, launched cashless.

FAB's e11 card promised payments with no cash and no cards, the launch campaign had to prove conversion at a materially higher rate than the bank's usual benchmark.

804.5K+
Impressions
2.2K+
Clicks
4.9%
Conversion rate

6 weeks

Samba Bank, campaign creativeCPL

Samba Bank · KSA

A back-to-school personal loan offer, at national reach.

Samba's seasonal personal loan promotion needed reach and lead quality in the same campaign, millions of impressions converting into real applications.

4M+
Impressions
30K+
Clicks
0.5%
Conversion rate

6 weeks

HSBC, campaign creativeCPL

HSBC · Qatar

Three products, one offer, one funnel.

HSBC's personal loan and credit card cashback bundle needed a CTR that beat benchmark before it could earn the lead volume the bank wanted.

2.7M+
Impressions
0.42%
CTR
2.38%
Conversion rate

6 weeks

HSBC, campaign creativeCPL

HSBC · UAE

Unlimited cashback, sold on conversion.

Zero joining fees and no redemption required, HSBC's cashback credit card needed a conversion rate that cleared the bank's own benchmark.

395K+
Impressions
0.14%
CTR
7.17%
Conversion rate

6 weeks

Meem Bank, campaign creativeCPL

Meem Bank · KSA

An instalment program, generating leads above plan.

Meem's As'hal instalment program let customers convert purchases into 0%-start repayment plans up to 24 months, the lead-gen campaign beat its booked target by 4.73%.

391,371
Impressions
7,188
Clicks
155
Leads delivered

1 month

Al Hilal Bank, campaign creativeSign-ups & account opening

Al Hilal Bank · UAE

A lifestyle super app, opened at scale.

Al Hilal reimagined as a lifestyle super app, the campaign had to drive sign-ups and real account openings, not just downloads.

70K+
Signups
25K+
Accounts opened

Ongoing

Mashreq Neo, campaign creativeAccount openings

Mashreq Neo · UAE

The UAE's first branchless bank, opened on mobile.

MashreqNeo's smartphone-only banking needed to prove that a fully branchless account could still be opened at real volume.

7K+
Signups
500+
Accounts opened

2 months

FAB, campaign creativeInstalls

FAB · UAE

The bank, in your hand.

The FAB Mobile app needed installs that exceeded the client's own booked target, not just met it.

30K+
Installs

Ongoing

FAB · Dubai First, campaign creativeInstalls

FAB · Dubai First · UAE

A mobile-first bank, onboarded seamlessly.

Dubai First's mobile-first experience, spending, rewards and statements in one app, needed a seamless digital onboarding journey to prove itself on installs.

15K+
Installs

Ongoing

ADCB Hayyak, campaign creativeInstalls

ADCB Hayyak · UAE

Banking, opened in minutes, at volume.

Salaried, self-employed or a homemaker, ADCB Hayyak promised a banking relationship that starts in minutes. The campaign had to prove installs converted into real accounts.

30K+
Installs
5K+
Accounts opened

Ongoing

YAP, campaign creativeInstalls & KYC

YAP · UAE

Digital banking, signed up in 30 seconds.

YAP's promise, no hidden fees, no minimum balance, a 30-second sign-up, needed a funnel that carried all the way through to verified KYC.

95K+
Installs
10K+
Sign-ups
4K+
KYC completions

,

STC Pay, campaign creative1M+ in-app events

STC Pay · KSA

A digital wallet, driving a million transactions.

STC Pay's secure integrated wallet needed to exceed a forecast of over a million in-app events across local and international transfers.

250K+
Installs

Ongoing

Mobily Pay, campaign creativeApp installs

Mobily Pay · KSA

Daily payments, made from one app.

Mobily Pay positioned itself as the go-to for daily transactions and international transfers, the campaign was measured purely on app installs.

55K+
Installs

Ongoing

e& money, campaign creativeApp installs, optimised to conversion

e& money · UAE

The UAE's first licensed digital wallet, at scale.

e& money, the fintech arm of e& life, needed installs optimised to convert, the first digital wallet licensed by the UAE Central Bank had a conversion benchmark to beat.

100K+
Installs
35%
Conversion uplift

Ongoing

Urpay, campaign creativeApp installs, optimised to conversion

Urpay · KSA

A digital wallet, built for everyday life.

Urpay's variety of financial services and payment methods needed installs that converted, not just downloaded.

50K+
Installs
30%
Conversion uplift

3 months

Western Union, campaign creativeCPL

Western Union · Kuwait, Qatar, KSA & UAE

Better rates, sold across four markets at once.

Western Union's app promised better exchange rates and fees than sending money through a bank, a registrations campaign run simultaneously across four markets.

440
Leads delivered

6 weeks

Western Union, campaign creativeCPR

Western Union · Kuwait, Qatar, KSA & UAE

Registrations, exceeding benchmark.

A continuation of Western Union's better-rates promise, this flight was measured on cost-per-registration and cleared the agreed benchmark.

10K+
Registrations

Ongoing

Tamam, campaign creativeRegistrations

Tamam · KSA

Shari'a-compliant microfinance, built for registrations.

Tamam's Tawarruq-compliant microfinance product needed registration volume that converted into real loan applications, not just app opens.

40K+
Registrations
15%
Conversion to loans

Ongoing

Amana Capital, campaign creativeForm registration

Amana Capital · GCC

A trial account, turned into a real lead pipeline.

Amana Capital's demo-account offer needed to prove out lead generation before the client committed further budget to the live-account campaign.

350+
Leads

4 months

Amana Capital, campaign creativeForm registration

Amana Capital · GCC

From trial to real trading accounts.

The follow-on campaign for Amana Capital's live trading platform, forex, crypto, commodities and stock indices, built on the demo flight's lead volume.

400+
Leads

4 months

Alvexo, campaign creativeForm registration

Alvexo · UAE, Kuwait, Qatar

Seamless execution, sold on registrations.

Alvexo's trading platform needed form registrations across three markets at once, measured on lead volume alone.

150+
Leads

2 months

Gulf Trader, campaign creativeForm registration

Gulf Trader · Qatar

A daily earning opportunity, sold on registrations.

Gulf Trader's promise of daily earning potential needed a lead-generation campaign that could prove real registration volume in a single market.

100+
Leads

1 month

CFI, campaign creativeForm registration

CFI · GCC, MENA

A commission-free exchange, sold on trust.

CFI's no-commission platform, backed by well-known industry names, needed registrations across two regions in a single month.

400+
Leads

1 month

Evest, campaign creativeFirst-time deposits

Evest · UAE & KSA

First-time deposits, delivered fast.

Evest's trading platform needed real first-time deposits, not just sign-ups, across two markets in six weeks.

100+
First-time deposits

6 weeks

M2, campaign creativeApp installs + first-time deposits

M2 · Global

Global installs, engineered down to KYC.

M2's crypto trading platform needed more than installs, the funnel had to carry through registration and first-time deposit, globally.

22K
App installs
7K+
Registrations
357
First-time deposits

1 month

CoinMENA, campaign creativeApp installs + first-time deposits

CoinMENA · UAE

Buy and sell crypto, in your own currency.

CoinMENA's local-currency crypto exchange needed first-time deposits proven out over a four-month flight.

300+
First-time deposits

4 months

Binance, campaign creativeApp installs

Binance · GCC

The world's largest exchange, sold on trust.

Binance's GCC push needed to convert brand trust, buy, sell and store Bitcoin, Ethereum and more, into real installs at pace.

25K+
Installs

1 month

RedTag, campaign creativeFootfall

RedTag · UAE

In-store traffic, engineered with geo-targeting.

RedTag's footfall campaign used geo audience targeting to capture competitors' customer segments and drive real store visits, in just ten days.

58K+
In-store visits

10 days

Carrefour, campaign creativeAwareness, optimised to footfall

Carrefour · UAE: Ajman–Fujairah

Competitor footfall, converted at scale.

Carrefour's footfall campaign across Ajman and Fujairah used the same geo-targeting playbook to pull competitors' customer segments in-store.

68K+
In-store visits
3.6M+
Impressions
1.1M+
Reach

6 weeks

Sephora, campaign creativeAwareness, optimised to footfall

Sephora · UAE: Ajman–Fujairah

Beauty footfall, driven by geo-targeting.

Sephora's footfall campaign across Ajman and Fujairah proved out real store visits from a geo-targeted digital audience.

1.2M+
Unique devices reached
29K+
Clicks
1K+
In-store visits

3 weeks

Hardee's, campaign creativeInstalls

Hardee's · KSA

Ordering food online, made exciting again.

Hardee's needed a delivery-app campaign that moved both volume and revenue-generating users, not vanity installs.

20K+
Orders
4.2M
Impressions

Ongoing

Camel Dash, campaign creativeInstalls

Camel Dash · GCC

A desert dash, driving installs above benchmark.

Camel Dash's obstacle-race gameplay needed an install campaign that beat registration benchmarks across the GCC.

9K+
Installs
20%
Conversion rate

2 months

STC Play, campaign creativeInstalls, optimised to conversion

STC Play · KSA

A gaming super app, for every team.

STC Play's fan and gamer platform needed installs that converted into real engagement, not just downloads.

10K+
Installs
20%
Conversion rate

2 months

VOV Gaming, campaign creativeInstalls, optimised to purchase

VOV Gaming · KSA

A new gaming initiative, driving in-app purchases.

VOV's platform for gamers, developers and dreamers across Saudi Arabia needed installs that converted into paying users.

5K+
Installs
30%
Purchase conversion

Ongoing

Boomer, campaign creativeInstalls, optimised to purchase

Boomer · Global

Fan engagement, turned into paying users.

Boomer11's premium fan-engagement app needed installs that converted into in-app purchases, across the MENA and GCC region.

10K+
Installs
20%
Purchase conversion

2 months

My STC, campaign creativeInstalls

My STC · KSA

A telecom app, exceeding its own quality bar.

My STC's control-your-account app needed to clear STC's own app-quality indicators, not just hit an install number.

5K+
Installs
34K
Clicks
15%
Conversion rate

1 month

Mobily, campaign creativeInstalls

Mobily · KSA

Full account control, at a 6.5% conversion rate.

Mobily's all-new app needed daily optimisation and pixel-level tracking to not just meet but exceed its booked installs.

4K+
Installs
65K
Clicks
3%
CTR

1 month

Etisalat · Swyp, campaign creativeInstalls

Etisalat · Swyp · UAE

Social data and discounts, sold on CTR.

Swyp's bundle of social data, dining vouchers and free WiFi needed a campaign that proved itself on click-through, not just impressions.

10K+
Installs
10%
CTR

2 months

Zain Iraq, campaign creativeInstalls

Zain Iraq · Iraq

Manage your whole line, from one app.

Zain Iraq's account-management app, recharge, view your bill, transfer credit, needed installs proven out over a two-month flight.

70K+
Installs

2 months

RedBull Mobile, campaign creativeSIM & package orders

RedBull Mobile · KSA

A new mobile experience, sold on sign-ups.

RedBull Mobile's launch into KSA needed real SIM and package orders behind the brand energy, measured continuously.

25K+
Sign-ups & SIM orders

Ongoing

Oodi, campaign creativeSIM card orders

Oodi · Iraq

A digital-born network, sold on SIM orders.

Oodi's lifestyle service, built on Zain's 4.5G+ network, needed real SIM card orders across Iraq, not just app opens.

15K+
Orders

3 months

Bolt, campaign creativeInstalls, optimised to first ride

Bolt · KSA

Ride-hailing, optimised to the first ride.

Bolt's low-cost ride app needed installs that converted all the way through to a booked first ride, not just a download.

10K+
Installs
2K+
First rides

Ongoing

Careem, campaign creativeRide-hailing campaign

Careem · Iraq, Jordan, Egypt

First rides, engineered with attention metrics.

Careem needed to escalate first rides across three markets at once, the campaign used attention-based targeting to hit the booked KPIs.

50K+
Rides

Ongoing

ekar, campaign creativeRegistrations, optimised to first ride

ekar · KSA

The Middle East's fastest-growing carshare, booked from a phone.

ekar's registration funnel had to carry all the way through to a booked first ride, not stop at the install.

150K+
Installs
4K+
Registrations
1K+
First rides

Ongoing

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