Broadsign Acquires Campsite

Broadsign has acquired Campsite, the Canadian digital out-of-home (DOOH) ad exchange that automates the buying and selling of DOOH inventory.

It follows the recent announcement that Broadsign has acquired the industry's premier out-of-home enterprise business solution, Ayuda Media Systems. Both transactions have closed.

For DOOH media owners, the combination of Broadsign and Campsite will further automate the buying and selling of media inventory making it easier for agencies and media buyers to find, plan, and book DOOH advertising campaigns. According to eMarketer, programmatic buying represented more than 80% of US digital media transactions in 2018, highlighting the need to modernize buying in the $40 billion global out-of-home industry to drive future growth.

Campsite, founded in 2016 by Newad but run as an independent company, has partnerships with many of Canada's major digital out-of-home companies and agencies, among them Pattison Outdoor, Captivate, IDS Canada and Astral. "Campsite's easy to use web-based application has made it an early favourite amongst Canadian media buyers. The combination of our exchange with Broadsign’s extensive network of publishers will be a huge win for media buyers and agencies, who are eager to get started with programmatic DOOH," said Edith Gagné, vice-president of development at Campsite.

Gagné, along with the entire Campsite team, has joined Broadsign. For the time-being, Campsite will operate as an independent division of Broadsign. However, Campsite’s extensive UX and buy-side experience will be immediately tapped to help develop new offerings and features for Broadsign's open SSP, Broadsign Reach.

"This transaction was the best avenue to continue Campsite's national growth and success while ensuring that it had the resources to expand internationally," said Michael Reha former President of Campsite.

For out-of-home (OOH) media owners who have an increasingly complex mix of digital and classic inventory, the combined power of Broadsign and Ayuda will enable them to streamline business operations across all of their inventory. The Campsite acquisition complements Broadsign and Ayuda’s offerings by further building on Broadsign’s existing programmatic foundation and making it easier for media owners and buyers to conduct business. All three companies are headquartered in Montreal. Future acquisitions will play an important role in Broadsign’s strategic plans, complementing organic growth and further enhancing its position as the market leader in OOH/digital signage software.