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...
People aren’t just buying, they’re evaluating. Evaluating what? Evaluating whether brands understand their responsibility to consumers and respect their intelligence. Trust & safety, core pillars of brand safety, must be advertisers' core value...
As AI-driven search experiences & algorithmic content recommendations command more user attention, many publishers now find themselves fighting to remain visible. The successful brands will be the ones that acknowledge a simple truth - easily available...
A future built on accountability will be about establishing trust while protecting advertisers & consumers. AI has made media faster, smarter, & more personalized - but also more opaque & volatile. To navigate that paradox, the industry must anchor...
The world had a wake up call just over a week ago. AWS is not just a cloud provider, it is the digital foundation beneath entire industries. When that foundation falters, the ripple effects expose how centralized our digital world has become.
For global advertisers and brand stewards, Nepal’s recent turmoil underscores the dual imperative of platform’s social responsibility and navigating a continually shifting political landscape. The lessons cannot be ignored.
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Cannes this year was dominated by big bets on retail media and the continued evolution of CTV, with platforms like Amazon, Walmart, Roku, and Netflix carving out ever-larger footprints along the Croisette. Learn more in our recap blog post!
As new formats, social platforms, and programmatic ecosystems emerge - the conversation around brand safety continues to shift. Our goal should not be to over correct or sanitize the web, but to build systems that are consistent and context aware.
Can Brand Safety be at Odds with Brands Vying for Consumer Engagement? The short answer is: Yes. After all, true brand safety isn’t just about playing it safe.