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Content Targeting That Drives Brand Performance
Rich Raddon CEO & Co-FounderAccording to the industry veteran, marketers are going to demand content targeting with the gradual shift from television to popular online platforms such as YouTube over the years. With recent industry developments like GDPR and continued concern with brand safety, he firmly believes that content targeting is a necessary approach on open platforms and his firm is continually striving to help clients gain more value from this unique approach. Founded in 2009, the firm's technology develops sophisticated whitelists and quality targeting on the most brand-safe, relevant videos on YouTube.
The famous Albert Einstein quote, "The only source of knowledge is experience" aptly summarizes the evolution of the California-based company. The firm's evolution from digital rights management leader to YouTube targeting leader has helped it become a 'go-to' partner among enterprises looking for efficient, relevant and safe video campaigns.
Zefr's platform is used for granular content targeting at a scale, which gives marketers the mass reach and custom targeting that’s critical to success on new platforms.
Toby Byrne, PresidentOften in digital advertising, marketers place advertisements based on demographics, browsing history, or against popular channels, without scrutinizing the context of where their messages are appearing. The Zefr solution scrutinizes YouTube content to deliver context that best suits its client's brand, and helps clients scale their advertising campaigns based on view forecasts. "Our platform is dynamic because YouTube is dynamic. We are constantly optimizing throughout every campaign to ensure that brands are targeting optimal videos that drive performance," says Toby Byrne, President of Zefr.
With employee strength of over 200, which includes best-in-class engineers, 'state-of-the-art technology' remains the firm's core competency and Byrne, mentions that this fact differentiates the firm from several industry peers. Since its genesis, Zefr's platform is leveraged by brands in various industry verticals such as retail, media and entertainment, packaged goods, automotive, and quick service restaurants. The firm also ensures brand safety with its content targeting solution for specificity and relevance. Its white lists allow brands to capitalize on current viewing trends without risk.
Through the years, innovation has been the fuel that has driven Zefr, and every technological accomplishment is aimed at introducing strategies that help brands more effectively reach their consumer. Having carved a unique offering in the online video ecosystem, the highly qualified team at Zefr is putting its best foot forward to develop a data solution for content targeting for programmatic activation and thus, expand its offering to global programmatic buying teams. "We have successfully been driving innovation for our brand clients on YouTube for years, and with the diversity of content being uploaded and consumed every minute, it’s become even more clear that content targeting is a crucial and growing component of digital marketing strategies" concludes Byrne.
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Zefr + Meta expande a medição de adequação de marca com tecnologia de IA para o feed do Instagram, idiomas adicionais
Furthermore, the verification solution will now be available in more global territories, supporting advertisers in countries with English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese, and Portuguese languages. Advertisers will have full access to their Instagram feed measurements through their Atrium dashboard, which provides complete transparency across all platforms, including Meta, TikTok, and YouTube.
Recently, Meta announced new inventory filters for Facebook and Instagram feeds, which are now being implemented for advertisers in these additional global markets. Both the additional inventory filters and the expanded developments of third-party brand suitability verification underscore Zefr and Meta's ongoing commitment to critical industry innovation, driven by AI technology that enhances advertiser transparency and brand suitability controls.
"No início deste ano, começamos a implementar nossa solução de verificação de adequação de marca terceirizada com a Zefr para o feed do Facebook como parte do lançamento de nossos controles de adequação de marca baseados em IA. Estamos entusiasmados em expandir esta oferta para o feed do Instagram, oferecendo às empresas outra solução para ajudar a atender às necessidades de segurança e adequação da marca. Além de inglês e espanhol, nossa solução de verificação de adequação de marca também está sendo expandida para quatro idiomas adicionais e os testes para verificação de adequação de marca de terceiros para Reels começarão em agosto. Esperamos compartilhar mais ofertas de expansão para a solução de verificação de adequação da marca nos próximos meses". Samantha Stetson, vice-presidente, conselho de clientes e relações comerciais do setor.
"Temos o prazer de anunciar nossa verificação de adequação de marca terceirizada com IA para o feed do Instagram. Esta inovação marca outro passo importante no setor, oferecendo às marcas transparência em suas adjacências nos feeds do Facebook e Instagram. Nossa colaboração contínua com a Meta, cobertura global expandida e compromisso com a transparência mapeada para os padrões GARM permite um investimento de mídia mais responsável para anunciantes em todo o mundo", disse Rich Raddon, co-fundador e co-CEO da Zefr.