Victor Mills

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Discover how brand governance is evolving from safety measures to values alignment, with industry giants forming the S.O.S. Coalition to promote transparency and youth mental health standards.
Explore how AI tools are transforming brand safety in advertising, emphasizing the need for disciplined testing, transparency, and advanced suitability controls to mitigate risks and maximize opportunities.
Navigate the complexities of brand safety in today's cultural landscape, using Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance as a case study in balancing relevance and risk.
Brand safety is increasingly defined by where and how brands choose to show up, not just what they say. These shifts point to a future where brand safety is not a constraint on performance - but a prerequisite for it.
In present day efforts, publishers and technology providers are actively working to correct the overreach of early brand safety approaches at the content level. As new environments scale quickly, brands will once again face familiar questions: how is...
Public trust in generative AI remains fragile. At the same time brands and agencies accelerate adoption of AI-powered tools. For brands and their partners, the mandate is balance. Brand safety in 2026 is no longer just a media problem or a technology...
Gaming sits at a unique crossroads of culture, commerce, and creativity. As AI reshapes content creation and distribution, brands must rely more heavily on human judgment, platform self-accountability, and creator partnerships grounded in brand safe...

Brand Safety: Incremental Levers

by Victor Mills on Dec 19, 2025 8:45:00 AM

As AI capabilities continue to gain strength and steam in brand safety, publishers and platforms are looking to generate new revenue streams. In an ecosystem where monetization increasingly depends on trust, the strongest brand safety systems will be...
The newest generation of marketing talent is redefining what influence, creativity, and performance look like. The common thread is velocity, made possible through technology. However, with the power and speed of tech & AI related developments, comes the...

A rope bridge to a bright future

by Victor Mills on Dec 8, 2025 9:15:00 AM

As we move into 2026, media buyers should have more confidence in using news, as the quiet AI restructuring within programmatic takes shape. Learn more on the BSI blog.