AdExchange Swap inventory instead of paying cash. Two media owners each put up space they are not selling this month and run each other's campaigns instead. A billboard company gets screens, a radio station gets bus sides, and neither invoice is ever raised. Empty inventory becomes reach.
3 offers open now5 swaps on the boardNo cash between the two sidesProof required from both owners
How a swap works Three steps, and the same proof requirement as a paid booking.
1 Post what you have and what you want List the inventory you can spare and describe what would be worth the same to you. Both sides are priced at the published rate card, so the comparison starts from a real number.
2 Agree the balance Swaps rarely land exactly even. The gap is closed by adding a face, a week or a daypart until both owners sign off on the two values.
3 Both runs are proved Each side delivers proof photography or a play-out report for the other. The swap only closes once both campaigns have run and both sets of evidence are in.
Open swap offers Values are estimated from each owner's published rate card. Nothing is binding until both sides confirm.
My swaps Motorway billboards for airport or mall screens Runs 1 Sep – 28 Sep Posted 6 days ago 4 owners replied
Open Puts up
Northgate Outdoor
Leeds, United Kingdom
3 × 48-sheet on the M62 eastbound approach
3 × 48-sheet, illuminated 4 weeks, posting and removal included 184,000 daily impressions Combined across the three faces Proof photography Shot in the first 48 hours £18,600 estimated value
Wants back
Open to any verified owner
London or Manchester
Airport or mall digital screens, same four weeks
Digital screens, indoor Minimum 6 plays per hour 4 weeks Must overlap the September window Proof of play report At the end of the run £18,000 estimated value
Balance £600 (3%) more on the table than asked for
Mall towers for breakfast radio Runs 15 Sep – 26 Oct Posted 2 weeks ago 2 owners replied
In talks Puts up
Atrium Media Group
London, United Kingdom
2 portrait towers, Westfield upper atrium
2 × portrait LED towers 6 weeks, 6 plays per loop 312,000 weekly footfall Peaks Saturday afternoon Centre approval handled Creative cleared by centre management £10,320 estimated value
Wants back
Capital Drive Sales
Greater London
48 × 30-second breakfast spots
48 × 30s spots Mon–Fri, 07:00 – 09:00, over 4 weeks 1.1M weekly reach Core age 25 – 44 Transmission log Supplied at the end of the run £10,200 estimated value
Balance Balanced within 1% — both sides agree the values line up
Bus sides for cinema pre-roll Runs 6 Oct – 30 Nov Posted 3 weeks ago 5 owners replied
Closing Puts up
Corridor Transit Media
London, United Kingdom
6 bus sides on the Oxford Street corridor
6 × Supersides 8 weeks, print and fit included 310,000 daily impressions Across the route Depot proof photography Per vehicle £14,200 estimated value
Wants back
West End Cinema Media
West End, London
30-second pre-roll across nine screens
30s pre-roll, 9 screens 3 weeks in the final block before the feature 41,000 weekly admissions Core age 18 – 34 DCP encode included BBFC certification billed separately £14,900 estimated value
Balance £700 (5%) more asked for than offered
Coastal billboards for cinema or mall screens Runs 1 Jun – 26 Jul Posted 4 days ago 6 owners replied
Open Puts up
Levante Exterior
Valencia, Spain
6 illuminated faces on the coastal A-road
6 × 12 m faces, illuminated 8 weeks across the summer season 94% summer occupancy Tourism and drinks categories dominate Print included Artwork supplied by the counterparty €22,400 estimated value
Wants back
Open to any verified owner
Madrid or Barcelona
Cinema pre-roll or mall screens, inland
Cinema or indoor screens Inland cities only — no coastal overlap 6 – 8 weeks Can run outside the summer window Audience report Admissions or footfall, whichever applies €21,800 estimated value
Balance €600 (3%) more on the table than asked for
Print pages for west London screens Autumn and winter issues Posted 11 days ago 3 owners replied
Open Puts up
Kensington Publishing
London, United Kingdom
Inside front cover plus a DPS across two issues
Inside front cover ×2 Autumn and winter issues Double-page spread ×1 Winter issue only 42,000 audited circulation West London households and retail £6,500 estimated value
Wants back
Open to any verified owner
Chelsea, Fulham or Hammersmith
Street-level digital screens, 4 weeks
Street-level screens Pedestrian-facing, not roadside 4 weeks Any window before the end of January Proof of play Weekly report preferred £6,300 estimated value
Balance £200 (3%) more on the table than asked for
Have inventory sitting empty next month? Post what you can spare and what you want back. Verified media owners see it immediately, and you keep the cash side of your business untouched.
Both sides must be verified media owners before a swap can be agreed Values come from published rate cards, so neither side sets the other's price Proof of delivery is required from both sides before the swap closes