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DISPLAYCE doubles its turnover in 2021, driven by the boom in DOOH programmatic advertising in France.

23 Nov 2021

DISPLAYCE, France’s leading technology platform for the real-time purchase of advertising space on digital signage screens, recorded a remarkable performance in 2021, doubling its sales compared with 2020 to several million euros. This growth is all the more significant given that the year was marked by a four-month interruption in activity due to successive confinements and curfews.

RTB pioneer and extended international network

Despite these challenges, DISPLAYCE stood out for its cutting-edge expertise in managing Real Time Bidding (RTB) campaigns, with an international network of 500,000 digital panels and real-time data. These strengths have enabled us to give a dynamic boost to our business.

Growth in programmatic DOOH in France

According to an IAB Europe report, DOOH advertising investment is set to double by 2024, a trend largely attributed to the adoption of programmatic advertising in this sector. In France, this trend has been accelerated by initiatives such as JCDecaux’s VIOOH platform, launched last July. DISPLAYCE played a key role by being the first national player to buy JCDecaux’s digital inventory using RTB programmatic buying.

Commitment to automated buying and strategic partnerships

Since its creation, DISPLAYCE has been committed to automated buying, convinced of the advantages in terms of transparency, flexibility and cost effectiveness. The company has developed an ecosystem of European partners integrated into its platform, activating a unique combination of data and services for targeting and measuring DOOH campaigns.

International expansion and future prospects

From October onwards, DISPLAYCE stepped up its international activities, being present with premium inventory in 40 countries, including Europe, the United States, Africa, Australia and the Middle East. Currently, around 250 agencies use the platform to access these digital panels. In the space of just one year, DISPLAYCE has increased its international inventory fivefold, thanks to strategic partnerships with Viooh, Broadsign and recently the American platform Vistar Media.

As a pioneer in our market, we are actively involved in the deployment and democratisation of DOOH real-time programmatic buying. Our involvement extends not only to our R&D and technical teams, but also to our commitments to French and international professional committees and partners. The start-up in France has been much more dynamic than in other European countries. The way is now open, and the French market is receptive, ready to accelerate.”
Laure Malergue, CEO & founder at Displayce

Recruiting and developing talent

To support this growth, DISPLAYCE plans to recruit around ten additional staff over the coming year, taking the team to 30 experts. The profiles sought include technical, data and sales specialists for the Bordeaux and Paris offices, as well as multilingual talent to effectively cover European markets such as Spain, Italy and Germany.

This strategic expansion and recruitment initiative reinforces DISPLAYCE’s position as a leader in programmatic DOOH, responding to the growing needs of advertisers for outdoor digital advertising.

We now have 16 experts in Bordeaux, half of whom are women. To keep pace with this growth in business, both in France and internationally, we are launching a recruitment drive to reach a total of 30 employees within 1 year. More specifically, we are looking for technical, data and sales profiles for our Bordeaux and Paris offices, as well as multilingual profiles to cover all the European countries we serve: Spain, Italy and Germany.”
Laure Malergue