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Research on dynamic creative in DOOH : Results massively in favour of data-driven campaigns

First announced in the IAB Turkey DOOH Webinar held in October 2022, the research conducted on 200 participants shows the power of dynamic creative in DOOH.

Research findings on data-driven DOOH creative effectiveness

Research

Respondents were overwhelmingly in favour of the use of data in creatives. In one question, 81% of participants said they found ad containing real-time weather data was more engaging than a standard video ad on digital out-of-home. Brand perception scores were also better through campaigns that used data-driven creative in DOOH. Sixty-seven percent of respondents said an ad using live survey results left a stronger brand perception.

Conducted with the support of Universal McCann’s AdScience team, the research used videos of actual campaigns as materials when asking the questions to sample. Awarion CEO, Alp Ayhan said: “The research shows that data-driven DOOH creative beats standard video. Our CreativeLab has been churning out ideas and executing approved scenarios with success. We’re now using complex decision making algorithms and infusing advertiser data to fuel creativity and campaign effectiveness. The research shows that the effort resonates with people.

“The statistic that shows that high-earners are even more likely to respond in favour of dynamic ads shows that in today’s ad cluttered world, advertisers need to showcase more than a familiar celebrity in their ads and get technology to write and design their ad copy for them in a split second.”

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A survey into the impact of dynamic, animated and static ads in DOOH Advertising

Animated ads

Animation ads are more attention grabbing than paid ads

76%

said that animated ads on DOOH are more attention grabbing than still ads.

Weather data
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When presented with an animated ad and an animated ad containing real-time weather data, 81% said the data containing ad was more engaging

Real-time data in creatives

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65%
25%
49%
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35%
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67% said an ad containing real-time results of a survey created a strong brand perception

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Situationally relevant ads

Ads that are aware of the weather, traffic, time, day

Situational Relevance Score
96% Engagement Rate
96%

agreed that ads that speak to their current surroundings were more eye catching than other ads

High earners were up to 4.4% more likely to respond in favour of dynamic DOOH ads

200 panelists were asked questions using an online tool. The survey was conducted in August and September 2022 in Turkey

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Frequently Asked Questions

Dynamic creative optimization for DOOH with Awarion CreativeLab, answered.

Dynamic creative optimization (DCO) for DOOH automatically adapts an out-of-home ad using real-time data signals to match the moment per screen. Awarion CreativeLab builds these assets as dynamic HTML, with full creative production available via partners when required.
Campaigns are powered by live weather variables, real-time traffic, navigation times, financial indexes, countdowns, sports scores, and live broadcasts. Advertisers can also connect their own APIs directly to feed custom data streams into the dynamic creative. The possibilities are endless, as long as there are structured data sources available.
Yes. An Awarion and AdScience study with Universal McCann (200 participants, Turkey, 2022) found that 76% rated animated ads more attention-grabbing, 81% found weather-data ads more engaging, and situationally aware ads scored 96% on engagement.
Contextual targeting aligns ad delivery with live conditions using campaign-level control criteria. Awarion Junction provides threshold-triggered delivery, airing ads only when specific conditions are met, which can be paired with dynamic creatives produced by Awarion CreativeLab displaying those specific conditions inside the brand's design. Many such campaign examples are available on our YouTube, LinkedIn and Instagram pages as well as our blog.
Yes, actual campaign examples of dynamic creative optimization are on our blog. The Gavidigest campaign with CreativeLab won the 2024 AdExchanger Award for Best Programmatic OOH Activation; you can view the award details or browse the case study archive, as well as following us on YouTube, LinkedIn and Instagram for regular stand-out campaign examples.

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