Color-Changing Ads

The IBM Smarter Planet Campaign Presents Color-Sensitive Billboards

The Color-Sensitive Billboard from the IBM Smarter Planet Campaign is one of the most recent examples to expand their network of revolutionary machinery and consumer-personalized experiences.

The company's introduction of the Color-Sensitive Billboard revolutionized the retail and out-of-home environment significantly. It changes color depending on what's in front of it, personalizing each ad to the individual looking at it. As a part of this IBM Smarter Planet campaign, the billboards demonstrate the importance of smarter supply chains.

Implications - This isn't the first time that IBM has brought some new perspective to the ways that technology and human behavior integrate.

That's one company that knows how bring technology home to consumers.

Color-changing Advertising
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop color-changing ads that personalize each ad to the individual viewer.
Personalized Out-of-home Experiences
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create out-of-home experiences that adapt to the preferences and interests of the individual.
Smarter Supply Chains
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Implement advanced technology to optimize and personalize supply chain processes.

Sectors Adopting This

Advertising
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate color-changing technology into advertising campaigns to deliver personalized experiences.
Retail
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Utilize color-changing billboards to enhance the retail environment and engage consumers.
Technology
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop color-sensitive technologies that can adapt to different environments and user preferences.
SCORE
4.0 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen X
  • Millennial (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 21%
Activity 92%
Freshness 8%

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