Azerion defines its future strategic priorities

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Amsterdam, November 30, 2022 – Today, Azerion has set its strategic priorities with the goal of becoming the advertisers’ go-to partner for an easy-to-use, competitively priced, and brand-safe digital environment. The Strategy Deep Dive presentation is available at www.azerion.com/inveblinds.

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Umut Akpinarco-CEO of Azerion, comments: “I am delighted to share the details of our vision, mission and strategy with the market today, along with all the levers we are pulling to drive profitable organic growth. The fundamentals of the digital advertising market are strong as audiences increasingly turn to digital. Our value proposition to advertisers, digital publishers, game creators and consumers makes us a truly innovative and differentiated platform, and as we gain market share, we are poised to continue to drive organic growth.

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Atilla Aytekinco-CEO of Azerion, comments: “We have successfully completed 9 acquisitions so far this year, with the primary goal of complementing our organic growth. Through these acquisitions, we can expand our offerings to advertisers and publishers from day one and, additionally, we unlock exciting cross-selling opportunities on our platform. As our M&A pipeline becomes increasingly attractive in the current macroeconomic conditions, we are evaluating options to accelerate our growth.

Solid business fundamentals
With an increasing number of internet users, research indicates that the digital advertising market is expected to generate a CAGR of 14%, reaching a total market size of $800 billion by 2026. Despite the growth prospects, the channel digital advertising supply chain is still very fragmented. , with multiple layers between advertisers and digital publishers. Azerion is poised to be a consolidator in this market and deliver an integrated value proposition to advertisers by becoming their preferred partner for an easy-to-use, competitively priced, and brand-safe digital environment.

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Unparalleled value proposition to advertisers
Azerion’s unique value proposition to advertisers is the integration of 5 core elements: content, audience reach, technology, creative ad formats and personal assistance.
With curated content that creates a brand-safe environment and reaches audiences exceeding 500 million monthly active users (non-gaming and non-gaming audiences), built-in technology that runs 1 billion auctions per hour, creative ad formats that drive up to 20x more user engagement and local teams that offer unique support to optimize advertiser campaigns, Azerion strives to deliver improved returns on investment for advertisers.

Winning integrated platform business model
Advertisers are looking for audiences, while audiences are looking for content. Azerion’s integrated platform partners with digital publishers and game creators to bring content to consumers and work with advertisers. Azerion’s business model was built around engaging audiences, and games were the path to audience hearts. That’s why Azerion prides itself on its gaming content, which generates valuable insights into consumer behavior and opens up a compelling extended value proposition to advertisers, who seek to engage with their audiences in the digital space, including in the metaverse and using digital collectibles.
Areas of growth for Azerion’s gaming content include the metaverse and the GameDistribution business, which partners with over a thousand game creators, especially major studios looking to unlock new revenue streams with free casual games.

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Financial framework and performance
Azerion reconfirms its 2022 revenue forecast of at least €450 million, while also indicating that adjusted EBITDA should be above €50 million.
While organic revenue growth remains a priority, improving profitability remains the primary focus area. With listing and acquisitions, the cost base has grown and Azerion plans to optimize costs by further integrating past acquisitions. Other margin improvement levers include growing direct-to-advertiser sales volumes as well as publisher monetization services, continued development of new features that improve user experience, and increased revenue per user. in premium games.

Interesting growth prospects
As Azerion gains market share, it expects organic growth. In addition to organic growth opportunities, Azerion is working on an attractive acquisition pipeline. During the strategy deep dive, a few examples will be shared to show how Azerion derives value from its acquisitions.

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Join the webcast
The Deep Dive strategy will consist of an online webcast, featuring a presentation from members of Azerion’s leadership team, followed by a Q&A session. The entire event is expected to last from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CET. Registrations are open via www.azerion.com/investors. The full presentation will be available on the Azerion website shortly after the Deep Dive strategy is complete.

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