Brand safety is increasingly defined by where and how brands choose to show up, not just what they say. As platforms expand...
Trust is Driven by Better Context and Platform Accountability
by Victor Mills on Jan 26, 2026 8:00:05 AM
Brand safety quickly became an industry-wide focal point, almost overnight in 2016, as major brands grappled with the real...
Brand Relevance is the Key to Brand Safe Content
by Victor Mills on Oct 17, 2025 2:14:38 PM
Brand safety was born out of frustration. In its early days brand safety grew out of rampant fraudulent impressions and the...
Building the Best Defense in Uncertain Times
by Victor Mills on Oct 2, 2025 1:00:39 PM
Don’t advertise next to violence, explicit content, or hate speech. Brand safety used to be about simple avoidance. In 2025...
Cannes 2025: AI, Authenticity, and the ROI of Responsibility
by AJ Brown on Jun 25, 2025 2:48:49 PM
Cannes this year was dominated by big bets on retail media and the continued evolution of CTV, with platforms like Amazon,...
Brand Safety: An Accurate Reflection
by Victor Mills on May 16, 2025 12:49:04 PM
For decades, media operated on a simple value exchange: creators offered something useful, entertaining, or informative, and...
Brand Safety 2025: Driving Customer Value
by Victor Mills on Dec 13, 2024 8:00:00 AM
In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, the concept of brand safety has matured from merely avoiding harm to fostering...
Balancing AI Innovation with Brand Safety in Marketing
by Victor Mills on Nov 22, 2024 3:02:07 PM
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries, with marketing poised to benefit significantly from its transformative...
Zefr uses AI to battle Misinformation
by Victor Mills on Oct 18, 2024 8:00:00 AM
The battle against misinformation and disinformation is a longstanding topic of concern and discussion for brand safety...
The Push for Clearer MFA Content Detection
by Victor Mills on Jul 3, 2024 9:00:00 AM
The digital advertising landscape is fast-paced, with many topics of discussion swirling and cycling constantly. One topic...
