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SurgeX was built by people who have carried a revenue number, not just a campaign brief. We have hired agencies, been disappointed by them, and built the alternative we wanted.

Why we exist

Most agencies are structured to protect a retainer. The scope is defined narrowly, the reporting is defined generously, and the client is kept at a professional distance. It works for the agency. It rarely works for the business.

We built SurgeX the other way around. We take a small number of UAE mandates, we go deep inside each business, and we hold ourselves to the same numbers the founder is held to.

That means we turn work down. If a business has not found its product, or is not ready to invest properly in media, we will say so on the first call rather than take the fee.

Principles

How we operate.

01
The business comes before the marketing

We learn the commercial model first. Margin, capacity, sales cycle and what a customer is worth. Marketing decisions made without those numbers are guesses.

02
Operators, not account managers

The people in your meetings are the people doing the work. No layer in between translating your brief into someone else's task list.

03
One team, one number

Strategy, creative, performance and build report into the same outcome. Nobody here gets to succeed while the client's number misses.

04
We tell you first

When something is not working you hear it from us before you find it in a dashboard. Bad news early is worth more than good news late.

The difference, line by line

Before a single campaign goes live, we know your margin by service line, how many new clients your team can actually handle, and what a serious enquiry is worth to you.

The usual setupInside SurgeX
Briefed over emailSits in your weekly business review
Reports reach and clicksReports cost per qualified lead and pipeline value
Account manager in the middleYou talk to the people doing the work
Channels run in isolationOne connected system from ad to signed contract
Scope protects the retainerScope follows the commercial goal
The team

How the team is built.

A small core team in the UAE, extended by specialists we have worked with for years. You are told exactly who is on your account and what each of them owns.

01
Growth lead

Commercial strategy, the number, your direct line

02
Performance

Paid media, tracking, acquisition cost

03
Creative

Positioning, art direction, production

04
Build

Web, landing systems, analytics, automation

Standards

What you can hold us to.

We do not publish numbers we cannot evidence. Until each client signs off their figures, this is the contract you can measure us against.

  1. 01You own every account, asset and piece of data we create
  2. 02Reporting shows cost per qualified lead and what it became
  3. 03A named person responds within one business day
  4. 04No long lock in. If we are not earning the fee, you should leave