Signkick have announced the achievement of an exciting milestone in the path towards a more connected, open OOH era.
Powered by Trading Bridge, a live, automated connection has been established between MediaCom’s trading desk and Signkick customers: powerhouse media owners Global Outdoor and Clear Channel UK as well as independents Admedia, City Outdoor, Limited Space and more.
This connection is now facilitating fully automated transactions between the agency and all six media owners, bringing new possibilities and efficiencies to each business. Most importantly, however, this new way of trading is helping to entice new and increased budgets from advertisers into the OOH medium.
“We were over the moon to see new budgets coming in so quickly via Signkick Trading Bridge – long may it continue!” Phil Daniel, Admedia
MediaCom have been singing OOH’s praises in previous months and automating how they purchase the medium is clearly big on the agenda.
“We’re excited to be leading the charge towards open, connected and scalable automated trading that will lay the foundations for new and exciting developments in OOH.” Arran Javed, Mediacom Trading Desk,
“Connecting different systems together has been the sticking point for so many companies working towards automated trading of OOH. It’s great to finally have a way to do that fast and at scale. Our connection with Signkick has been integral to the speed and success of Mediacom Trading Desk’s UK launch.”
- For top tier media owners Clear Channel and Global, Signkick Trading Bridge provides the final piece in the automated trading puzzle: a stable and scalable connection to MTD from their existing systems.
- For smaller independents such as City Outdoor, Connectivity+, has fast-tracked their progress towards automated trading. As well as the live connection, Connectivity+ gives them a user-friendly online interface for managing automated bookings and placing manual ones.
For Signkick, this is just the first, albeit exciting, step towards a more connected OOH ecosystem that makes it easier and more efficient to purchase OOH advertising. Something that the industry has recognised time and time again as a key stepping stone to future growth.
“By connecting and facilitating automated trading between MediaCom’s trading desk and Clear Channel, Global, City Outdoor, Admedia, Limited Space and Wold Outdoor, we’ve taken an exciting step towards the Open OOH era. An era where transactions between each unique player in the OOH ecosystem are seamlessly automated and connected. This will help create a unified experience for buyers and a scalable product as OOH buying and selling becomes increasingly sophisticated.” Tobias van Amstel, Signkick.
To discuss connecting your inventory with MediaCom Trading Desk, get in touch.
