20 December 2024
We’re the adtech development unit of RTL Group, Europe’s leading broadcaster group (and part of the Bertelsmann family). We develop advertising technology not only for RTL but also for Europe’s biggest broadcasters. But here’s the thing: adtech is invisible—cloud-based, code-driven, and hard to visualise. And marketing it to broadcasters, who’ve thrived on traditional media? Let’s just say it’s complicated. Our competitors tend to stick to the usual playbook: flowcharts, jargon, and diagrams that feel more confusing than clarifying. Anything but sexy. So we decided to take a different approach. Scroll down to see how we reinvented the way adtech is visualised and marketed.
We
borrowed a page from B2C consumer goods. In an industry where products live in the cloud, we asked: what if adtech looked like something you could pick up, hold, and experience? By reimagining our technology through a design lens, we made adtech feel real — something broadcasters could see, understand, and connect with.
From immersive videos on our website to dynamic animations in pitch decks, we embraced the power of design not just to stick out from competitors but to make the unseen, seen—turning adtech into something tangible, captivating, and easy to understand.
And even easier to sell :-)
Credits and awards for making adtech sexy
Team
Shira Leffel
Vice President Marketing &
Product Education at smartclip
Lisa-Theresia Rischke
Head of Brand at smartclip
Andreas Meier
Senior Director Employee Advocacy
& Outreach at smartclip
Karen Knüppel
Marketing Design Manager
at smartclip
Harshita Parnami
Marketing Design Manager
at smartclip
Lee Richter
Marketing Specialist Europe
at smartclip
Rosen Dimitrov
Graphic Designer at smartclip
Okan Tustas
Creative Director at Bureau Okan Tustas
Ricardo Cabral
3D Artist at Cabral 3d Limited
Awards
2024 German Design Award
Winner: Excellent Communication Design Brand Identity
2024 German Design Award
Winner: Excellent Communication Design Web
2024 Creative Communications Award (C2A)
Winner: Websites, Online Media
2024 Creative Communications Award (C2A)
Honorable Mention: Brand Identity, Branding