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Case Study

Red Bull Strengthens its Storytelling with Outbrain Carousel

26%Bounce Rate (-47% lower than objective)

4 mins 42 secsAverage Session Duration (+96% higher than objective)

41%of Session Were Over 30 seconds (+150% higher than objective)

Introduction

Red Bull® Energy Drink has been stimulating body and mind since 1987. It is currently available in 171 countries around the world. Red Bull is also a media company, producing sports, entertainment, and educational content, which it distributes with an audience-first approach.

The Challenge

Red Bull leveraged Outbrain’s advertising platform for the open web to generate quality traffic to Drive Me Crazy, Red Bull’s first original series produced in Italy dedicated to Motorsports, and told through the point of view of journalist, Irene Sanderini.

The Solution

For the launch of Drive Me Crazy on redbull.com, the brand tested Outbrain’s Carousel ad experience. Carousel allowed Red Bull to highlight all the episodes in its series with engaging images and copy, while also reaching its target audience across Outbrain’s premium publisher partners.

For the distribution and promotion of Drive Me Crazy, a 6-episode video series that tells the story of Red Bull in the world of Motorsports, we needed a premium format that could highlight the entirety of the series but also showcase a single episode. The Carousel format, launched by Outbrain at the beginning of 2020, was the perfect solution for our objective, therefore we wanted to be the first brand to test it in Italy.”

Ian Talamè, Digital Campaign Manager, Red Bull