AI-Enhanced Video Production

Cut your MENA fintech CPL by 30%.In 30 days.

A creative powerhouse for MENA fintechs — UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

Trusted byPemo logo — 2a4 Studio clientFlapKap logo — 2a4 Studio client& 10+ MENA performance teams
$1M+deployed on our creative4 yrsin MENA fintech3Gulf markets
Recent work

The work, before the pitch.

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Inside The Card
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Funding First Chain
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Work That Performed
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The creative-first era

Interest targeting? Solved.
Lookalikes? Automated.
Now it's all about the creative.

Meta's Andromeda AI finds your buyer.
Your only lever is a hook worth showing them.

−45%
conversion likelihood by the 4th exposure

Three months since a fresh angle.

Meta's own analysis puts mean exposure at 4.2 per creative over 30 days — by the fourth, the odds of converting have roughly halved. Hooks fatigue in days. You're running them for months.

Source: Analytics at Meta
3.7×
engagement on local dialect vs formal Arabic

Dubai isn't converting.

What worked in London tanks in the Gulf. Kantar found local-dialect creative pulls 3.7× the engagement of formal Arabic — and audiences read every signal that an ad was built somewhere else.

Source: Kantar MENA
~5%
of creatives ever become winners

Winners are rarer than you think.

Across 578,750 creatives and $1.29B in spend, roughly one in twenty scales. The hit rate is close to fixed — so the number of winners you get is set by how many you can ship, not how good your last idea was.

Source: Motion Creative Benchmarks 2026
Who this is for

We're selective about fit.

Performance creative compounds when both sides bring weight.
Best fit looks like this.

MENA fintech, post-PMF
UAE, KSA, Egypt — product in market and ready to scale, not validating an MVP.
$25K+/mo on paid media
Meta, TikTok or YouTube — with a CPL or ROAS target you're actively trying to move.
Owns the CPL number
Growth lead, CMO or performance manager — the person who answers for blended CPL.
The process

From brief to live ad
in up to 5 business days.

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Day 1–2
Brief & Audience Intel

We learn your audience before we write a word.

We run ICP research specific to your fintech vertical and MENA market — regulatory language, platform habits, competitor creative audits. You get a creative brief you’d normally pay a strategist for.

Deliverables
Creative brief
Audience persona
Competitor ad audit
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02
Day 2–5
AI-Accelerated Production

Script, visuals, voiceover — in parallel, not sequence.

Our AI-enhanced pipeline runs scriptwriting, asset generation, and voiceover simultaneously. Human directors review every output. The result: broadcast-quality video at startup speed.

Deliverables
Final video file
Platform-ready cuts
Captions
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Ongoing
Performance Iteration

We ship, measure, and improve. Repeat.

After go-live, we track CPL, thumb-stop rate, and hook rate. Every week, you get a data review and a revised creative brief. The creative gets better as the campaign runs.

Deliverables
Weekly performance report
Creative refresh brief
A/B variant recommendations
Selected work

Results for fintech brands
that needed more than views.

Fintech · UAE & KSA
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Thousands of SME demos4 yrs CPL inside KPI band

Four years on Pemo's UAE and KSA performance creative, 2022–2026. Thousands of qualified SME demos, with CPL held inside their KPI band quarter after quarter.

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B2B Funding · MENA
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Live in 14 days Paying clients in 30 days

First performance marketing campaign for FlapKap, a B2B funding platform in MENA. From kickoff to live in 14 days. Qualified leads in week two — first paying clients signed before month one closed.

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Fintech · NDA
NDA
12 months of performance creativeCPL down quarter over quarter

Twelve months of performance creative for an NDA fintech in MENA. CPL trended down quarter-over-quarter while spend scaled.

Walk me through it
— Creatives in the wild
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Inside The Card
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Sneaky Accountant
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Funding First Chain
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Work That Performed
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Penguin Mascot
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Green Burst Cashback
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Animated Funding Stats
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Fuel Expense Comparison
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Split Screen Comparison
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Site In Hand
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Ice Block Melting
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Never Slow Down Ice Block
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Founder Time Management
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Cash Flow Gaps — Presenter A
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Cash Flow Gaps — Presenter B
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Funding Integrated
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Next step

See how we'd attack your CPL — 30 minutes, no slides.

Book a strategy call
Why 2a4 Studio

Built for performance marketers,
not brand award judges.

Up to 5 days, guaranteed.

From brief sign-off to final file. No 6-week timelines, no waiting on a production calendar.

Delivery window
5 days
brief sign-off → final file

MENA-native creative

We understand Gulf fintech audiences, Arabic-English code switching, and what converts on Meta ads in KSA vs Egypt.

Data-first iteration

Every creative decision is backed by thumb-stop rate, hook rate, and CPL data. Not gut feel.

Idea to final lead, one house

Concept, generation, edit, sound and versioning all happen here. Not a prompt in a generator, and not a freelancer you have to art-direct.

Creative powerhouse, not a freelancer

We ship dozens of variants every sprint — enough volume to test, kill losers fast, and scale winners before fatigue kicks in.

Not happy with the first version?

Two full rounds of revisions are included on every project. We iterate until the numbers move.

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Work with us

Three ways in.
All scoped to your numbers.

No menu pricing. Volume, markets and cadence get dialed in on a call — you only pay for the motion you actually need. Most teams land on a monthly cadence once the first batch proves out.

One-off Sprint
from $3,000one-off · no retainer

Test the pipeline on one concept before committing to anything.

What you get
Line-by-line audit of your current Meta Ads + a creative brief for your ICP
A batch of up to 10 ready-to-run video ads on one concept — with hook variations
Platform-ready cuts + captions for every creative
2 revision rounds included
Exact creative count scoped on the call — you know the number before you pay
Start with a sprint
Most picked
Retainer
custom/ month · scoped on a call

The monthly engine — volume dialed to your spend and markets.

What you get
Everything in the Sprint, running on a monthly cadence
Fresh batches every cycle — new concepts, hooks, and iterations of your winners
Weekly CPL and hook-rate report + a refresh brief every cycle
UAE / KSA / Egypt localisation as needed
Direct channel to the team — no account-manager layer
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Full-funnel
custom/ month · scoped on a call

The creative plus the pages it lands on — impression to booked demo, one team.

What you get
Everything in the Retainer
Landing pages built and iterated alongside the creative
Marketing site design and ongoing updates
One team owning the ad, the click and the page — no handoff between vendors
Funnel reporting, not just creative metrics
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Free ads audit
Every engagement starts with a line-by-line audit of your current Meta Ads. No charge, no strings.
Concepts & ideas included
Hooks, angles and creative concepts are part of the price — you never pay extra for the thinking.
Paid media — optional
By default your team keeps the spend. Want us to run the ads too? We can — scoped and priced on the call.
One-off films — quoted separately
Brand films, launch videos and other one-piece work sit outside the performance ladder. Tell us the job on the call and we quote it.
What clients say

Performance marketers
who've been through it.

Featured clientPemo logo
These guys helped us scale from $0 to $10M ARR with a cost-efficient CPL. MASSIVE GROWTH CREATIVE POWER. Best in biz in MENA.
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FlapKap logo
Kickoff to live in 14 days. First paying clients before month one closed. That's the partner we needed launching MENA.
HA
Hussein Al-Najjar
Head of Brand · FlapKap
Twelve months of performance creative, CPL trending down quarter over quarter. They figured out our voice in MENA before we did.
PL
Performance Lead
MENA Fintech · NDA
FlapKap logo
We've worked with bigger studios. Nobody else nails B2B funding creative in MENA — voice, compliance signals, the whole tone. They do.
YH
Yasmin Hassan
CMO · FlapKap
Three winning hooks in the first six weeks. They built us a creative library we now run across every campaign window.
GD
Growth Director
MENA Fintech · NDA
FlapKap logo
Kickoff to live in 14 days. First paying clients before month one closed. That's the partner we needed launching MENA.
HA
Hussein Al-Najjar
Head of Brand · FlapKap
Twelve months of performance creative, CPL trending down quarter over quarter. They figured out our voice in MENA before we did.
PL
Performance Lead
MENA Fintech · NDA
FlapKap logo
We've worked with bigger studios. Nobody else nails B2B funding creative in MENA — voice, compliance signals, the whole tone. They do.
YH
Yasmin Hassan
CMO · FlapKap
Three winning hooks in the first six weeks. They built us a creative library we now run across every campaign window.
GD
Growth Director
MENA Fintech · NDA
Who runs this

“I'm Artem — art director with ten years in media, from journalism and producing to performance social.”

Artem Makarenko
Founder & Art Director

At 2a4 I art-direct a team of scriptwriters, editors and AI-production pros. Before the studio — ten years across media: newsroom journalism, video producing, social-media growth. From 2022 to 2026 I ran Pemo's UAE and KSA performance creative as an external creative partner — thousands of qualified SME demos, with CPL held inside the KPI band quarter after quarter. That is where I learned what converts in MENA fintech. And you always talk to the person directing your creative — not a sales layer.

Let's talk

Let's build your
MENA fintech
creative engine.

Tell us about your campaign goals. We'll review your current creative setup and come back with a specific recommendation — no pitch, no fluff.

  • First response within 48 hours
  • Free creative audit included
  • No retainer required to start
Bonus on this call
Free creative audit of your current Meta Ads — line by line.

By submitting you agree to be contacted by 2a4 Studio about your inquiry.

FAQ

Questions performance
marketers usually ask.

01How fast can you actually deliver a video?+

First delivery is up to 5 business days from brief sign-off. For retainer clients, we batch produce on a weekly cadence, so you always have fresh creative ready before your next campaign push.

02Do you handle Arabic-language content?+

Yes. We produce native Arabic scripts and source Arab voiceover talent. We also produce bilingual (Arabic/English) versions and understand platform-specific norms for Meta ads in the Gulf vs Egypt vs Levant markets.

03What makes this "AI-enhanced"? Is it just AI-generated video?+

No. AI accelerates specific steps: scriptwriting, shot list generation, voiceover draft, and editing notes. Senior human directors review and direct every frame. You get the speed of AI with the judgment of an experienced production team.

04Can we do a test project before committing to a retainer?+

Absolutely — that's what the one-off sprint is for. From $3,000, a batch of creatives on one concept, scoped together on the call, free ads audit included, no retainer attached. If the numbers make sense, we scope a retainer from there. No pressure.

05What formats do you deliver?+

Every project includes three format variants by default: vertical 9:16 (Reels/Stories), square 1:1 (Feed), and horizontal 16:9 (YouTube pre-roll if needed). All delivered as H.264 MP4 and as an editable project file.

06How much does this cost?+

Two ways in, both scoped on a call. The One-off Sprint starts at $3,000 — a batch of up to 10 video ads on one concept with hook variations, plus a free audit and creative brief. Monthly retainers are custom — volume, markets and cadence dialed to your spend. One-off brand films sit outside this ladder and are quoted separately.

We quote per engagement on the strategy call, not from a calculator — performance creative scope varies too much for a single number. Every engagement starts with a free line-by-line audit of your current Meta Ads. For context: most fintech clients we work with spend less with us each month than what their tired creative costs them in inflated CPL.

07What do you need from us to get started?+

A 30-minute brief call, your brand guidelines, and access to your current Meta Ads performance data (so we can audit what’s worked and what hasn’t). That’s it.

08AI video ads vs a traditional production agency — what actually changes?+

Traditional production optimises for one polished asset on a six-week timeline. Performance creative needs volume instead: across 578,750 creatives and $1.29B in spend measured by Motion, roughly one in twenty ever scales, and that hit rate barely moves with craft. So the number of winners you get is set by how many you can ship, not by how good your last idea was. AI collapses scripting, asset generation and voiceover into a parallel process, which is what makes a five-day cycle possible. A senior art director still directs every frame — the AI removes the waiting, not the judgment.

09How many ad creatives do we need per month to see results?+

Enough to clear the hit rate. If roughly 5% of creatives become winners, four ads a month surfaces a fraction of one, while eighteen surfaces close to one. For a fintech spending $25,000+ a month on Meta, a batch of 8-12 fresh concepts with hook variations on whatever is working is the floor where a test reads cleanly. Below that you are not testing, you are guessing with a smaller sample.

10Should our Arabic ads be translated, or built in Arabic?+

Built in Arabic, and in the right dialect. Kantar found local-dialect creative pulls 3.7x the engagement of formal Arabic in MENA. Subtitling English footage is the default approach and it consistently underperforms — the pacing of the cut, the casting and the register all read as imported, and Gulf audiences pick that up in the first two seconds. We write, perform and cut Arabic-first where the concept calls for it, and UAE and Saudi Arabia get separate creative lines rather than one set with swapped captions.

11How do you know when an ad creative is fatiguing?+

We watch frequency and hook rate rather than waiting for CPL to move, because by the time cost per lead climbs you have already paid for the lesson. Meta’s own analysis puts mean exposure at 4.2 per creative over a 30-day window, with the likelihood of conversion dropping about 45% by the fourth repeated exposure. In practice that means a refresh is due in days, not months — which only works if the next batch is already in production.

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