Snow Monkey
110 videos in Slovenian, Czech and Croatian. Seasonal campaigns now launch on the same day in all three.
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For brands entering new marketsLaunch your best ad in new markets. Without a reshoot.
Before you pay for a shoot in a new country, test the ad that already works, in the local language and the same person's voice. Then decide on the market's own numbers.
The same speaker, in their own voice, in the new languageOptional lip-sync, standard or HQJudge the market on your ad platform's own numbers
No credit card · 2 free test translations, about 15 seconds each · reduced quality
Original
Your existing video
DEGerman
FRFrench
ESSpanish
GBEnglishOne ad, four new markets. Tap a version to play it.
Snow Monkey now launches its seasonal campaigns on the same day in Slovenian, Czech and Croatian. Read the story
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New production is a big bet on a market you haven't tested
When you open a new country, the usual plan is to make local ads first. That money is spent before you know whether the market buys.
The usual way
- Shoot new ads for the new market, then find out.
- Run the original with subtitles as a cheap test.
- Open one market at a time, each its own project.
With GeckoDub
- Run the ad that already works, in the local language, then decide.
- A spoken version in the same voice, so the language doesn't hold the test back.
- Translate one source film into several languages for the same launch.
From a proven ad to a market test
1Upload the winnerChoose the ad with steady results in your current market and upload it.
2Choose the languagePick the new market's language and lip-sync.
3Check the scriptRead the translated script next to the original. On paid plans you can edit any line before it's voiced.
4Launch and decideDownload the video and set up the new market in your ad platform as you normally would. Read the results there: scale it, change it, or stop.
GeckoDub makes the translated video; it does not publish, target or measure your campaigns. The free test is about 15 seconds at reduced quality, so it's for judging the dub, not for running as an ad. Paid plans translate the full video at full quality.
Translate a test clip free
No credit card · 2 free test translations, about 15 seconds each · reduced quality
Will a dubbed ad undersell the market? Test it.
Upload the clip you think will break it: fast talking, music underneath, a hand near the face. The free test shows you a 15-second sample of your own ad, so you can judge the quality before you pay for anything.
Same clip, product held in front of the mouth. Left: other AI dubbing. Right: GeckoDub.
Lip-sync that holds up in real ads.
Real ads have products, mics and head turns in front of the mouth. That's where most lip-sync breaks. GeckoDub is built for these shots.
We edit your real ad. We don’t generate a new one.
GeckoDub doesn’t create an AI avatar or a new video. It keeps your real footage, your products exactly as they are, and your real speaker with their own voice, cloned. Only the mouth is re-synced to the new language. That’s why it looks natural: it’s still your ad.
Translate a test clip freeNo credit card required
What else a fair market test needs
“Austria isn't Germany. Brazil isn't Portugal.”
The right voice for the region
Pick a regional option such as Portuguese (Brazil) or German (Austria). It sets the voice, and where the region's language differs, as with Brazilian "você", the script follows it. Check regional words and spelling before dubbing; on paid plans you can edit them.
“Nobody on our team speaks Polish.”
A local check without an agency
On paid plans, a freelancer or colleague who speaks the language can read the script next to the original and fix any line before it's voiced. Authletic works this way.
How script review worksA market test in six steps
One ad, one market, your normal ad account.
1
Pick one winning ad and one market
Choose steady results, not last week's spike. One market at a time keeps the result easy to read.
2
Translate it and check it
Have someone who speaks the language read the script. Lock product names in the glossary. Use lip-sync if the speaker is on camera.
3
Translate what sits around the video
Write the ad text and headline in the new language, and link to a page in that language if you can. Text burned into the video isn't translated, so use a version without it.
4
Run it with the same logic
Use the same kind of audience, objective, bidding and budget logic that worked at home, set up for the new country.
5
Judge on the platform's own numbers
Compare click-through rate, cost per purchase and return on ad spend with your home market, and with any ad you already ran in that country.
6
Decide
If it holds up, translate more ads and add the next market. If it doesn't, check the script, the landing page and the offer before you give up on the market.
How PUELLA took its video ads to every market.
BeforeThey knew video ads beat static, but had video in one language only. Local creators for every market cost too much, so other markets got static ads.
With GeckoDubThey film new ads in Slovak with their own in-house team, then run every one of them in all their markets, translated with GeckoDub.
“It has made creating localised content much easier for us and is definitely helping us move faster and grow in new markets.”
Tereza FričováHead of Digital Experience, PUELLA
2,455Videos localised
7Languages produced
SlovakWhat a test can and can't tell you
We can't promise a result. In Alpine Nation's Dutch test, the story reports: "They tested GeckoDub by translating those videos into Dutch. ROAS improved 42% and CTR 40% […]" That is one brand, one market and one test, not a forecast for yours.
Some countries regulate the language of ads. France's Toubon Law, for example, requires French. Check the rules for your market.
Brands that took their video into new markets
Fragrance Perfumes
One source film per campaign, translated into 7 languages. 190 videos so far.
Read Fragrance Perfumes's storyA market test costs tokens, not a shoot
A minute of video uses about 8 tokens for translation alone or about 20 with standard lip-sync, so a 30-second ad with standard lip-sync uses about 10 tokens per language. The 2 free test translations are about 15 seconds at reduced quality, so they're for judging the dub, not for running as ads; the full video for your market test needs a paid plan. Plans are monthly and you can cancel any time, so you can stop after a month if the test says no.
First month 50% off Starter and Scale, 60% off Creator Pro.Offer ends 30.10.
Starter
€25€12.50/month
50% off first monthOffer ends 30.10.Includes 13 minutes of translationMost Popular
Creator Pro
€79€31.60/month
60% off first monthOffer ends 30.10.Includes 45 minutes of translationScale
€199€99.50/month
50% off first monthOffer ends 30.10.Includes 155 minutes of translationFree test€0Two clips, about 15 seconds each
Paid plans
Your full videoFull export qualityAs many videos as your tokens coverProofreading
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Questions before you start
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It tests the market with an ad you know works, in its language and the same voice. It won't show what a fully local production would do, but it shows whether the market responds before you pay for one.
Test your next market with the ad you already have
Check the quality first with a free test clip in the new market's language.
Translate a test clip free
No credit card · 2 free test translations, about 15 seconds each · reduced quality
- 1Drop your ad into the upload box. Pick one where the speaker's face is in view.
- 2Pick up to two languages and lip-sync, then sign in with Google, Facebook or your email. No card needed.
- 3Your test, about 15 seconds long, appears in your projects when ready.