Pubstack and El Nacional.cat announce a strategic partnership, driving a 40% increase in programmatic ad revenue. Leveraging Pubstack’s innovative Ad Management platform, El Nacional improved key monetisation metrics, enhanced viewability to 75%, and streamlined operations, solidifying its position as a leader in Spanish digital publishing.
Pubstack, the leading Ad Management Platform, is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with El Nacional, one of Spain's most prestigious publishers. This collaboration leverages Pubstack's cutting-edge technology to optimise El Nacional's ad revenue and enhance its digital advertising strategy.
El Nacional has established itself as a premier Spanish news outlet, renowned for its comprehensive coverage of national and international news, with a particular focus on Catalonia. Known for its excellence in journalism and continuous digital innovation, El Nacional strives to offer high-quality content and an exceptional user experience.
Àlex Rodríguez and his programmatic team at El Nacional have been seeking new growth opportunities after successfully migrating their AMP inventory to Google Discover. They turned to Pubstack to capitalise on these opportunities with innovative solutions that could quickly and effectively optimise their ad operations.
Pubstack’s Ad Management platform introduced key optimisations, which resulted in a significant uplift in monetisation metrics.
“We are excited about the partnership with Pubstack, an alliance that represents a decisive step in our programmatic growth strategy. In an ever-evolving market, it is essential to have technology partners who not only understand the industry dynamics but also bring innovation and excellence to every stage of the process." Albert Terradas, CEO at El Nacional
“Our partnership with Pubstack has been transformative for our digital advertising approach. Implementing their Ad Management platform significantly boosted our programmatic revenues by over 40% and enabled us to achieve a global viewability of 75% across all our inventory. Additionally, it provided powerful tools to simplify our ad operations. We are thrilled with the results and look forward to continuing this successful collaboration." Àlex Rodríguez, Head of Programmatic at El Nacional.cat
Implementing Pubstack’s no-code Ad Management platform across their entire inventory was completed effortlessly in just two weeks, allowing El Nacional to quickly realise significant gains. This rollout delivered increased viewability, higher bid rates, improved CPMs, better fill rates, and a notable improvement in revenue per page view—El Nacional’s key performance metric.
Beyond these results, El Nacional also achieved a remarkable 40% uplift in programmatic revenue.
Alongside these impressive outcomes, Pubstack’s intuitive platform enabled El Nacional’s teams to operate more efficiently and effectively, further supporting their strategic goals.
"We’re thrilled to partner with such a leading publisher in Spain as El Nacional and see the impact of our collaboration. At Pubstack, we’re committed to helping publishers unlock new revenue opportunities through advanced data and technology. We pride ourselves on being a true partner, providing ongoing guidance and expertise to help our clients stay ahead in the rapidly evolving ad tech landscape. We’re excited to see El Nacional thrive with these capabilities and look forward to driving even greater results together." Nicolas Guilloteau, Country Manager Southern Europe at Pubstack
El Nacional is a Catalan online newspaper based in Barcelona, founded in 2016 by José Antich, former director of La Vanguardia. It offers comprehensive coverage of political, economic, social, sports, and cultural news, with a particular focus on Catalonia. The publication is available in Catalan, Spanish, and English, reflecting its commitment to providing unbiased reporting and objective information to a diverse readership. El Nacional has established itself as a premier Spanish news outlet, renowned for its comprehensive coverage of national and international news.