A campaign that started from a question
At Phoenix Media, we learned that the biggest changes start with a simple question. Thus was born "What if?", the campaign through which we challanged the advertising market to imagine and get acquinted with a different kind of outdoor: smarter, more transparent, more interactive. For us, it was not just a communication initiative, but a statement about the future of Digital Out Of Home (DOOH).
The campaign ran for 30 days across our entire network of 150 digital screens in Bucharest and across the country. We divided it into three 10-day phases, each visually marked by a change of colors: from blue to black and then to red. This chromatic mechanism transformed the messages into a narrative thread, designed to attract and maintain the auidence's attention.
Questions that inspire change
The 8 campaing messages were designed as rhetorical questions, intended to open the conversation about the future of outdoor adevertising and highlight the advantages that Phoenix Media brings to the market:
1. What if your money reported back to you?
2. What if you could reach your audience in real-time?
3. What if you could see your campaign LIVE on your phone?
4. What if you don't have to pay for "maybe" anymore?
5. What if you could buy your own hour on a digital screen?
6. What if you knew exactly how many people saw your ad?
7. What if you had control with just a click away?
8. What if the OUTDOOR advertising were smart?
Through these questions, we wanted to show that outdoor advertising shouldn't be about estimations, but about cerainties. This approach has demonstrated that Digita Out-of-Home (DOOH) is no longer just a visual exposure channel, but a smart, measurable, and interactive medium, capable of meeting the current needs of brands.
Connecting DOOH to Online
The campaign wasn't limited tou our digital screen network. The "What if?" messages were also extended to the online environment through banners displayed on the webistes of 11 media partners. This expansion consolidated the campaign's presence and created a bridge between DOOH and Digital, perfectly aligning with our integrated vision.
A new version of the Phoenix Media website
In parallel with the campaign's lauch, we also rolled out the new version of our website - www.phoenixmedia.ro - The platform has been completely redesigned to offer a modern and intuitive browsing experience, in the line with our principles of transparency and innovation. Through the new website, our partners and clients have faster access to information, solutions, and planning tools, making every campaign easier to manage and monitor.
The measurables
The impact of the "What if?" campaign was reflected in measurable results, in both the DOOH (Digital Out-of-Home) and digital environments. Over the 30 days of the campaign, our messages recorded over 200 milion impressions across both media, generating a 28% organic increase in search traffic and direct access to the website. The results confirm not only the campaign's visibility but also the relevance of the message to the target audience.
"What if?" becomes "Why not now?"
For us, "What if?" wasn't just a slogan - it was an invitation. An invitation for brans and agencies to embrace smart outdoor advertising, to rely on data and innovation, and to have real-time control over their campaigns. If we started by asking "What if?", our answer now is simple: It's no longer a possibility; It's the reality that Phoenix Media already offers.
