In its July–August issue, Marketing Magazin featured a best practice case study on Ljubljana Airport FLY, an advanced digital advertising platform developed by iPROM in collaboration with Fraport Slovenija. The solution is based on the use of artificial intelligence and first-party data, enabling real-time automated ad optimization. By integrating reinforcement learning and behavioral microsegmentation, the platform increased conversions by over 30% while reducing the cost per conversion by nearly a third. The project was awarded both the Golden and Grand DIGGIT Awards for innovative use of data and advertising effectiveness.

A new chapter is opening in the world of digital advertising. Success is no longer just about running campaigns effectively. While these remain important, the real difference increasingly lies in a company’s ability to understand advertising as a complete system. By 2025, the focus will be on seeing advertising as an integrated structure that combines business objectives, data, communication channels, and technology into a single, coherent platform. While advertising campaigns still hold value, they are most powerful when they are embedded in a broader, strategically designed approach. Fraport Slovenia is already implementing this approach. The company is focusing on building systems that ensure the resilience, scalability, flexibility, and long-term impact of its advertising activities.

Today, the question is no longer whether to advertise on digital channels, but whether to do so as a first and deliberate strategic choice. The focus has shifted from justifying digital advertising to evaluating the maturity and targeting of the digital approach. Businesses that do not yet recognise the importance of digital today risk losing visibility, market presence, and effectiveness tomorrow. Although market conditions are unpredictable and change rapidly, digital advertising remains a rare constant. Its value is not derived from its current popularity, but from its ability to connect data sources, advanced technologies and business objectives in real time. Compared to traditional channels, digital advertising offers faster response times, a higher degree of flexibility and more precise targeting. Today, it is a key tool for resilience and long-term growth.

In a dynamic digital media landscape, where the number of advertising platforms is constantly increasing, ad prices are steadily rising, competition is intensifying and technological shifts present new demands, brands must adapt their strategies to overcome these challenges. In this blog post, I’ll explore the importance of top-of-funnel advertising for brands aiming for long-term growth and how these strategies help them achieve business goals effectively.

Digital advertising is constantly evolving and transforming, but the phasing out of third-party cookies represents a key turning point in its history. We are entering a new chapter of connecting with audiences, where activities will be based on the use of first-party data that companies obtain directly from their audiences on their websites or mobile apps. This marks the beginning of a new era in the buying of advertising space in digital media, which will require a deeper understanding and effective use of this valuable information for more targeted and personalised advertising.

We live in an exciting and dynamic digital world where technological innovation, artificial intelligence and programmatic platforms constantly redefine the rules of the game in the advertising industry. Today, brands are taking on the role of value drivers in the digital crowd, ensuring the quality of products and services and attributing value to content. It comes as no surprise then that brand safety has emerged as the cornerstone of successful communication in the digital environment while advertising technology has become the holy grail of digital.

In the first quarter of 2023, the European economy showed encouraging growth indicators, but growth is slowing somewhat due to an uncertain macroeconomic environment and various factors affecting consumer sentiment. In Slovenia, economic growth has slowed compared to the last quarter of 2022. Inflation rates remain high and prices for goods, energy products and services are also rising. This could lead to declining consumer sentiment and a reduction in the consumer confidence indicator later in the year. We live in volatile times, and no one can predict what the second half of the year will bring.

Imagine being able to effectively address a predefined audience according to their interests and improve the effectiveness of advertising campaigns by using the perfect message at the right moment. This is exactly what Fraport Slovenia, the operator of Aerodrom Ljubljana, is now able to accomplish with their walled garden campaigns.

Car shopping is on the rise again, but is moving online. During the pandemic, online shopping has become a strong part of the shopping habits of Slovenian consumers. However, buying a car is more complex than buying consumer goods, and car dealers cannot completely digitalize their purchase journeys just yet. What are the obstacles and how can dealers overcome them in the coming years, which will be critical to the recovery of the automotive industry?

The automotive industry faces several challenges, despite the impressive global sales figures achieved in recent years (68.2 million cars in 2018 and 65.5 million in 2019). Lockdown measures have led to the closure of production facilities, disruptions in supply chains and a drop in walk-in traffic at retail outlets. On the other hand, this year has seen a renewed interest in car purchases. How is the automotive industry coping with the challenges and where do we stand after the first quarter of the year?