A new study from CHEQ looks at the impact of block lists on one day of publishing and finds that brands are not being well served by the practice.
Sleeping Giants is tired of doing your brand safety work for you.

Let's get specific

by Jeremy Spitzberg on Sep 4, 2019 4:18:29 PM

GumGum's CEO Phil Schraeder's look at a very specific example of the conundrum of block lists doing more harm than good for advertisers.
Advertisers are funding online disinformation, and they don't even know it.

Do you trust me?

by Jeremy Spitzberg on Aug 15, 2019 6:32:01 PM

Advertisers will not earn consumers' trust until they're brand safe.
Brands are avoiding news in an effort to keep their ads off objectionable content. However, our own survey shows that their fears may be overblown.
According to a new survey, more than 80% of consumers say they would reduce/stop purchases of products that advertised near extreme or dangerous content.
Advertisers see brand safety - in all its many facets - as some of their top priorities, and biggest challenges.

If you haven’t got your health

by Jeremy Spitzberg on Jul 31, 2019 3:14:30 PM

Health and wellness information on the internet is plagued with the same suitability issues as political media, new study finds.