Austria Tourism

How Grapeseed Media improved video performance across two seasonal tourism campaigns

Background

Austria Tourism partnered with Grapeseed Media to run summer and winter awareness campaigns across the U.S. using premium video channels.

The strategy focused on improving video completion rates, adapting regional targeting by season, and optimizing creative performance between campaign flights.

Project Goal

Increase tourism awareness through seasonal video campaigns optimized for audience behavior and geography.

  • Drive completed video views at scale

  • Improve campaign performance between seasons

  • Optimize creative and geographic targeting

Strategy

  • Premium Video Mix: Used CTV, YouTube, online video, and native video across both campaigns.
  • Layered Audience Strategy: Targeted culture seekers, in market travelers, and ski audiences.
  • Video Led Creative Testing: Tested 15s vs 30s creative to optimize engagement.
  • Seasonal Geo Targeting: Adjusted regional targeting based on seasonal travel behavior.

Platforms

  • Connected TV
  • Online Video
  • Native Video
  • YouTube

Results

  • Overall VCR improved from 85% to 92%
  • Online video VCR increased by 12 points
  • Impressions increased by 11% across new markets
  • Campaign quality improved while reducing spend by 14%
  • 92%

    Overall VCR

  • +12pt

    Video VCR Lift

  • +11%

    Impression Growth