Stansted Express are empowering travellers with a smart, hyper-contextual Digital Out of Home campaign

Clever digital Out of Home ads at London Stansted Airport are enabling commuters to make quick-fire judgements on the quickest route into Central London.

Digital Out of Home production agency DOOH.com in partnership with LIDA, who are part of the M&C Saatchi Group, have designed the logic behind the system, ensuring travellers are provided with live travel comparison information demonstrating the speed and efficiency of the Stansted Express rail service versus alternative routes in and out of London.

Neil McKenney, Managing Partner, DOOH.com on the campaign, “Applying live data is a fantastic way of turning an otherwise general advert into a functional utility that saves passengers time and effort during what is often a stressful part of their journey. Using our platform, it becomes easy to infuse digital OOH ads with the ability to function in the same way as a web-page.

The digital screens are positioned at the baggage reclaim area of Stansted Airport, providing passengers with live journey time comparisons between car, coach and the Stansted Express train service to London Liverpool Street station; all powered by real-time data via multiple API’s.

Chris Ford, marketing and digital Manager at Stansted Express, commented, “We appreciate this part of the journey is a fine balance of excitement and frustration for passengers, particularly as navigating transfer options can be tricky.

“By harnessing different sources of real-time data into one we can provide reliable and digestible information to help customers make informed decisions on how to get to and from central London.”

Victoria Nikishina, client services director at Primesight celebrated the campaign saying “It’s fantastic to see Stansted Express use the full dynamic capabilities of digital out-of-home to enhance their already established long-term holding at London Stansted, reaching 27 million passengers a year.

“Stansted Express’ use of real time traffic data across our digital arrivals gallery and D6 networks enhances the consumer journey and helps the arriving audience make informed choices on the best, most available mode of onward travel.

“This is a best-in-class example of how digital OOH is being used in a data-rich airport environment in real time, to enhance Stansted Express’ significant long-term branding.”

The project was jointly devised and created by Stansted Express, creative agency LIDA and digital production agency DOOH.com, with ads appearing on media owner Primesight’s Digital Arrivals Network and Digital 6-sheets.