Customer story · 4 min read

16 websites, one script. How Stampen Media replaced the Frankenstack.

Stampen Media sat on years of valuable first-party data, but had no cost-effective way to use it. Instead of building a data stack of its own, it moved everything to one platform built for media.

+300%
addressability
Data
+€1.33
CPM uplift
Monetization
65%
lower costs
Whole platform
10x
more ad sales with data
Sales
01 · The challenge

Build it in-house, or buy the Frankenstack?

Stampen Media had the data. What it lacked was infrastructure to manage and monetize it. Building that in-house looked costly and complex, and Stampen had watched other media houses try and fail. Buying separate tools for every job would mean a Frankenstack of contracts and integrations.

Stampen set five goals for whatever came next:

01
Sales can trust that every audience they sell can be delivered
02
High-quality audiences, built transparently so buyers trust them
03
An audience taxonomy that matches what advertisers ask for
04
Higher CPMs in direct, deals, programmatic and network sales
05
Independence from third-party cookies
02 · The solution

One connected platform for all first-party data.

Samhub took over the whole job: collecting, enriching, packaging and delivering Stampen’s first-party data. No separate projects to connect a CDP to a DMP, contextual analysis or login. And when Stampen changed other parts of its tech stack, the platform adapted with it.

Before · 4 providers
DMP
CDP
Contextual analysis
Data enrichment
After · 1 platform
Samhub
One script. One contract. 16 websites.
03 · What we built

From one script to four sales channels.

Data Suite
Cross-domain DMP
One script on all 16 websites, with paywall support, contextual and behaviour analysis, ready-made and custom audiences, and CDP sync.
Data Suite
ID management
The Samhub network ID, synced with several ID solutions, keeps readers addressable without third-party cookies.
Monetization Suite
Secure data monetization
First-party audiences for IO campaigns, SSP data deals and ID-free exports to ad networks. DSPs added as a brand-new revenue channel.
Monetization Suite
Ready-made audience taxonomy
A programmatic taxonomy included from day one, built so sales teams can package and sell it easily.
Four monetization channels
Direct IO campaigns
SSP data deals
Programmatic via DSPs
Ad networks, ID-free
“At Stampen we see that we need to connect closer to our advertisers. With Samhub, we can do it easily and securely.”
Anna Ireby
Head of Ad Tech & Operations, Stampen Media
Anna Ireby
04 · The results

Same audience. Same editorial product. Different infrastructure.

+300%
Addressability
Third-party audiences reached only about a quarter of Stampen's own first-party reach.
+€1.33
CPM uplift
On data-driven campaigns and deals. Revenue that used to go to the buy side now stays with the publisher.
65%
Lower costs
One platform instead of building and connecting several providers. Less technical and support debt.
10x
More ad sales with data
A taxonomy sales can package, and audiences they can trust to deliver.
Lower legal risk
No personal data is shared in audience transactions with buyers and ad networks.
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