Retail Media

TOPSORT

"AI-powered retail ad infrastructure platform."

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This company offers an intelligent platform that integrates advertising across e-commerce platforms, optimizing for performance using AI. It supports various ad formats like sponsored listings and video ads. Retailers and marketplaces can use it to launch and scale ad campaigns easily, while agencies and brands find centralized solutions for ad management.

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TOPSORT Stated Claims

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Optimized data-driven strategies

Topsort claims that their AI-based ad server offers superior efficiency and data-driven ad delivery, surpassing traditional methods.

AI-powered retail media

Topsort claims their platform enables retailers to launch, scale, and optimize ad operations with AI-powered strategies, boosting revenues.

Seamless platform integration

Topsort claims their API-first technology allows fully customized and flexible retail media platforms tailored to specific business needs.

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BlurbSTAR Case Study

Topsort & YouTravel

Topsort boosts YouTravel's fairness, efficiency, and engagement.

8.4x

Average Return on Ad Spend

35,000

Incremental Sales for Vendors

Situation

Initial Fixed-Price Model Challenges

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Fixed ad spots favored larger budgets.

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Manual ad setup hindered strategy.

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Lack of diverse travel offerings.

YouTravel, a travel-focused company offering curated, immersive experiences, encountered severe limitations with its advertising framework, which initially hinged on fixed-price ad placements. This legacy system was not only unscalable but led to pronounced dissatisfaction among its network of travel content creators. The fixed ad spots inherently benefitted larger enterprises with substantial advertising budgets, throttling competition for smaller creators who equally contributed valuable travel content. Consequently, the imbalance impeded a fair and diverse marketplace, subsequently constraining YouTravel’s potential to deliver a varied array of travel experiences to consumers. The cumbersome manual setup and management of advertisements consumed critical time and resources, preventing YouTravel’s team from engaging in more strategic initiatives and decisions. This inefficient operational environment necessitated an urgent strategic shift to sustain competitiveness and expand market diversity.

Task

Transition to AI-Driven Advertising

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Transition to scalable ad model.

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Ensure fair creator competition.

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Broaden reach with retargeting.

Faced with the constraints of their fixed-price model, YouTravel needed a dynamic and equitable ad solution that could scale with its growth while leveling the playing field for creators. The primary objective was to transition to a more equitable advertising platform that could automatically adjust for market changes and interactions, thereby facilitating fair competition. Additionally, YouTravel sought to broaden its advertising reach beyond its own website, incorporating personalized retargeting strategies to maximize ad relevance and consumer engagement. The task was to implement a robust ad system that could streamline operations, reduce manual interventions, and simultaneously maintain or enhance customer engagement and conversion rates despite shifting away from the existing, familiar framework.

Action

Implementing Topsort’s AI Solution

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Deployed AI-driven auto-bidding.

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Incorporated multi-channel retargeting.

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Ensured seamless platform integration.

YouTravel introduced Topsort’s sophisticated AI-powered ad technology, transforming its advertising operations from a fixed-price, manual setup to an automated, scalable system. Topsort's auto-bidding algorithm dynamically adjusted bids based on customer interactions and real-time market dynamics, enhancing the fairness and competitiveness of ad placements regardless of budget size. The integration featured multi-channel retargeting, employing personalized email campaigns to engage customers who displayed interest in specific travel experiences, thus keeping ad recommendations relevant and improving customer interaction. The platform provided seamless access to ad performance data and was implemented with extensive support from Topsort's engineering team, enabling a smooth transition that allowed YouTravel’s creators to effectively manage and optimize their ad strategies through self-service features.

Result

Enhanced Ad Efficiency and Fairness

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Achieved $35K in incremental sales.

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8.4x ROAS improvement.

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72% growth in vendor volume.

Following the implementation of Topsort’s AI-driven platform, YouTravel observed substantial improvements in advertising efficiency and market fairness. The AI technology notably contributed to generating $35,000 in incremental sales and achieving an 8.4x return on ad spend (ROAS), highlighting enhanced financial performance. The average click-through rate (CTR) increased to 4%, indicating improved customer engagement, while vendor volume and ad revenue saw a remarkable 72% growth in 2024, underscoring the platform's effectiveness. This transition to automated processes allowed the YouTravel team to redirect their focus from time-consuming manual ad management to more strategic, high-level initiatives. Consequently, the competitive ad environment promoted by Topsort’s technology enriched the diversity of travel experiences offered to consumers, fostering a more inclusive and vibrant marketplace.

Keywords

AI-DRIVEN MARKETING