Google Outside: A Storytelling Platform
Anthony Baker Associate Technical Director London
Google Outside: A Storytelling Platform 1.What is it? 2.Challenges 3.How we did it? 4.Impact 5.Stats
What is it?
The Brief “How can Google connect with both tourists and residents of London in a meaningful, relevant way by providing them with utility when they need it most?”
Google Outside 2014 R/GA London
Google Outside: Case Study Video
relevant unique accurate useful
Networks 200+ Locations 6 Story Templates 400+ Card Templates K+ Screens
Context
“If content is king, context is emperor”
Contextual Stories any location, any time, any screen
Google Outside 2014 R/GA London
Google Outside 2014 R/GA London
Google Outside 2014 R/GA London
Google Outside 2014 R/GA London
Dynamic Contextual Stories always different, always unique
Challenges
Infrastructure
Format Restrictions VIDEO-ONLY RESTRICTED ANIMATIONS
Network Disparity DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTION DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS
Connectivity 3G
Data Volume
Raw Data 6+ APIs 10K+ CALLS
Data Processing 100+ Stories 400+ Cards
Push Frequency 4 PAYLOADS PER DAY
Thousands of possible stories EVERY DAY
Every screen displayed a unique experience.
How did we do it?
Google APIs Story Templates Raw Data Context Filters Data Gen Payloads Media Network Broker Media Network Screens Outside Data EngineOpenLoop Platform Media Network
Google Outside 2014 R/GA London
Google Outside 2014 R/GA London
Google Outside 2014 R/GA London
Google Outside 2014 R/GA London
Google Outside 2014 R/GA London
Google Outside 2014 R/GA London
Google Outside 2014 R/GA London
Google Outside 2014 R/GA London
Google’s Cloud Platform fast computing power
Data Optimization make the most with less
Google Outside 2014 R/GA London
Impact
Pushing the Boundaries of DOOH media and infrastructure
Partner Collaboration innovation through close collaboration
Brand Integrity contextual storytelling
Dynamic DOOH Campaign a first of its kind
Google Outside 2014 R/GA London
Stats
Google as more innovative 81% Downloaded the GSA App 1 in % Campaign Performance (equiv. +2,300,740 ad playouts) 94.0% Content Performance (6% default content)
Unique stories generated daily 3K+ 5K+ Unique content cards generated daily 200+ Unique locations 1K+ Screens 35min Time to generate data
Thank You Anthony anthonybaker.co